1988 Summer Olympics / Participant (Kenya)

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Kenya participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , South Korea , with a delegation of 74 athletes (70 men and four women).

Medalist

gold

Surname	sport	competition
Robert Wangila	Boxing	Welterweight
Paul Ereng	athletics	800 meters
Peter Rono	athletics	1500 meters
John Ngugi	athletics	5000 meters
Julius Kariuki	athletics	3000 meters obstacle

silver

Surname	sport	competition
Douglas Wakiihuri	athletics	marathon
Peter Koech	athletics	3000 meters obstacle

bronze

Surname	sport	competition
Christian Sande	Boxing	medium weight
Kipkemboi Kimeli	athletics	10,000 meters

Participants by sport

Boxing

• Maurice Maina

  Light flyweight: 9th place

• Anthony Ikegu

  Flyweight: 17th place

• Steve Mwema

  Bantamweight: 5th place

• John Wanjau

  Featherweight: 17th place

• Patrick Waweru

  Lightweight: 33rd place

• David Kamau

  Light welterweight: 9th place

• Robert Wangila

  Welterweight: gold

• Mohamad Orungi

  Light middleweight: 17th place

• Christian Sande

  Middleweight: bronze

• Joseph Akhasamba

  Light heavyweight: 5th place

• Harold Obunga

  Heavyweight: 5th place

• Crispine Odera

  Super heavyweight: 9th place

Weightlifting

• Juma Abudu

  Featherweight: 11th place

• David Maina

  Middleweight: Not a valid attempt

• Suleman Juma

  Middle heavyweight: 22nd place

• Pius Ochieng

  2. Heavyweight: 15th place

hockey

• Men's team

  12th place

• Squad

  Paul Sewe Omany

  Parminder Singh Saini

  Roy Odhier

  Charles Oguk

  John Eliud Okoth

  Michael Omondi

  Samuel Ngoyo

  Peter Akatsa

  Sanjiwan Goyal

  Christopher Otambo

  Lucas Alubaha

  Victor Owino

  Samson Oriso

  Inderjit Singh Matharu

  Samson Muange

  Julius Mutinda

Judo

• John Bogie

  Half light weight: 34th place

• Nelson Ombito

  Lightweight: 19th place

• James Kihara

  Light middleweight: 34th place

• Tiberius Nyachwaya

  Middleweight: 19th place

athletics

• Peter Wekesa

  100 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

• Kennedy Ondiek

  100 meters: quarter-finals

  200 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

• Simeon Kipkemboi

  400 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

  4 × 400 meters: 8th place

• Lucas Sang

  400 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 400 meters: 8th place

• Elkanah Nyangau

  400 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

• Paul Ereng

  800 meters: gold

  4 × 400 meters: 8th place

• Nixon Kiprotich

  800 meters: 8th place

• Juma Ndiwa

  800 meters: quarter-finals

• Peter Rono

  1500 meters: gold

• Kipkoech Cheruiyot

  1500 meters: 7th place

• Joseph Chesire

  1500 meters: 11th place

• John Ngugi

  5000 meters: gold

• Yobes Ondieki

  5000 meters: 12th place

• Charles Cheruiyot

  5000 meters: semi-finals

• Kipkemboi Kimeli

  10,000 meters: bronze

• Moses Tanui

  10,000 meters: 8th place

• Boniface Merande

  10,000 meters: DNF in the final

• Douglas Wakiihuri

  Marathon: silver

• Ibrahim Hussein

  Marathon: DNF

• Joseph Kipsang

  Marathon: DNF

• Joseph Maritime

  400 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Simon Kitur

  400 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Gideon Yego

  400 meter hurdles: semi-finals

• Julius Kariuki

  3000 meter obstacle: gold

• Peter Koech

  3000 meter obstacle: silver

• Patrick Sang

  3000 meter obstacle: 7th place

• Tito Sawe

  4 × 400 meters: 8th place

• William Sawe

  50 kilometers of walking: 35th place

• David Lamai

  Long jump: No valid attempt in qualification

• Joyce Odhiambo

  Women, 100 meters: heats

  Women, 200 meters: heats

• Susan Sirma

  Women, 1500 meters: heats

  Women, 3000 meters: heats

• Pascaline Wangui

  Women, marathon: 49th place

• Rose Tata-Muya

  Women, 400 meter hurdles: prelims

Wrestling

• Lamachi Elimu

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: group stage

  Flyweight, freestyle: group stage

• Kiptoo sage

  Lightweight, Greco-Roman: group stage

  Lightweight, freestyle: group stage

• Maisiba Obwoge

  Heavyweight, Greco-Roman: group stage

  Heavyweight, freestyle: group stage

• Waruingi Kimani

  Bantamweight, freestyle: group stage

shoot

• Shuaib Adam

  Air pistol: 44th place

  Free pistol: 42nd place

Web links

• Kenyan Olympic team from 1988 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )