2008 Summer Olympics / Participant (Kenya)

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Kenya took part in the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing for the twelfth time in a summer Olympic tournament. The athletes were named by the National Olympic Committee Kenya . A total of 46 athletes competed in five sports for Kenya, including 18 female and 28 female athletes.

In the men's 3000 meter obstacle course , Kenya won the gold medal for the seventh time in a row and for the ninth time overall. Pamela Jelimo was the first Kenyan Olympic champion ever on August 18th. With six gold, four silver and four bronze medals, Kenya was more successful than ever before. Only in 1988 had Kenyans won gold five times, but in 1988 the team had only been able to reach gold nine times.

Kenya has won all medals in athletics since boxer Robert Wangila won the Olympic Games in 1988. The swimmer Jason Dunford, fifth in the 100 meter butterfly, was the best non-athlete in the Kenyan team in Beijing.

On November 18, 2009, Rashid Ramzi , the winner of the 1500-meter race, was stripped of his gold medal due to a doping offense. Asbel Kiprop was subsequently awarded the gold medal.

Boxing

• Aziz Ali

  Gentlemen, light heavyweight

• Suleimane Wanjau Bilali

  Gentlemen, light flyweight

• Bernard Ngumba

  Gentlemen, flyweight

• Nick Okoth

  Gentlemen, flyweight

athletics

Samuel Wanjiru at the finish line of the marathon in the national stadium

discipline	Men	Women
400 m	Vincent Mumo Kiilu
800 m	Wilfred Bungei (Gold ) Boaz Kiplagat Lalang Alfred Kirwa Yego (Bronze )	Pamela Jelimo (gold ) Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (silver )
1500 m	Augustine Kiprono Choge Asbel Kiprop (Gold ) Nicholas Kemboi	Viola Jelagat Kibiwot Nancy Jebet Langat (Gold ) Irene Jelagat
5000 m	Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (bronze ) Eliud Kipchoge (silver ) Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa	Priscah Jepleting Cherono Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (bronze ) Vivian Cheruiyot
10,000 m	Micah Kogo (bronze ) Moses Ndiema Masai (4th) Martin Irungu Mathathi (7th)	Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (bronze ) Lucy Wangui Kabuu (7th) Peninah Jerop Arusei (18th)
marathon	Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (Gold ) Martin Kiptoo Lel (5th) Luke Kibet (DNF)	Catherine Ndereba (silver ) Martha Komu (5th) Salina Jebet Kosgei (10th)
20 km walk	David Kimutai Rotich (19th)
3000 m obstacle	Ezekiel Kemboi Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (Gold ) Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong (Bronze )	Eunice Jepkorir (silver ) Ruth Bisibori Nyangau (6th) Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru

rowing

• Matthew Lidaywa Mwange

  Men, singles

swim

• David Dunford

  Men, 50m freestyle

• Jason Dunford

  Men, 100 m freestyle and 100 m butterfly

Taekwondo

• Mildred Alango

  Women, up to 49 kg

• Dickson Wamwiri

  Men, up to 58 kg

Web links

• Kenyan Olympic Team 2008 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NZZ : Ramzi the most prominent doping offender, November 18, 2009 (accessed November 27, 2009)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Kenya, Ghana & Nigeria top qualifiers at 2nd AIBA Africa Olympic Qualifier
3. ↑ Tournoi Africain AIBA Qualification Olympique 2008 Alger (PDF; 65 kB)