NOC | National Olympic Committee Kenya |
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Flagbearers | 45 |
Olympic Games | 584 |
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Youth Olympic Games | 54 |
The Kenyan National Olympic Committee was founded on 14 February 1955 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC session in Paris on 17 June of the same year. In 1956 it made its Olympic début and since then it has been absent only from the Olympics of 1976 and 1980, both of which it boycotted. Kenya has won 103 Olympic medals through 2020, with 31 gold. In 1966 the Olympic Committee of Kenya was awarded with the Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy.
Kenya has won seven medals in boxing but all of its other medals are due to its excellent runners, the most outstanding of these at the Olympics having been Kip Keino. Kenya first competed at the Olympic Winter Games in 1998, when their sole representative, Philip Boit, competed in cross-country skiing. Boit was the nephew of former Kenyan middle-distance Olympian, Mike Boit, and again competed at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Sabrina Simader was Kenya’s first female Winter Olympian, in Alpine skiing at PyeongChang in 2018.
Edition | As | Men | Women | Total | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 24 | 1 | 25 | Results |
1960 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 27 | 0 | 27 | Results |
1964 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 37 | 0 | 37 | Results |
1968 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 36 | 3 | 39 | Results |
1972 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 55 | 2 | 57 | Results |
1984 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 56 | 5 | 61 | Results |
1988 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 70 | 4 | 74 | Results |
1992 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 40 | 9 | 49 | Results |
1996 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 42 | 10 | 52 | Results |
1998 Winter Olympics | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
2000 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 34 | 22 | 56 | Results |
2002 Winter Olympics | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
2004 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 22 | 24 | 46 | Results |
2006 Winter Olympics | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
2008 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 28 | 18 | 46 | Results |
2012 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 27 | 20 | 47 | Results |
2016 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 46 | 33 | 79 | Results |
2018 Winter Olympics | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
2020 Summer Olympics | Kenya | 36 | 49 | 85 | Results |
Edition | As | Men | Women | Total | |
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2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Kenya | 5 | 5 | 10 | Results |
2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Kenya | 19 | 5 | 24 | Results |
2016 Winter Youth Olympics | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
2018 Summer Youth Olympics | Kenya | 14 | 5 | 19 | Results |
Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
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Alpine Skiing (Skiing) | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
Archery | 1 | 2 | 3 | Results |
Athletics | 231 | 88 | 319 | Results |
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) | 0 | 2 | 2 | Results |
Boxing | 52 | 3 | 55 | Results |
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
Cycling Mountain Bike (Cycling) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
Hockey | 69 | 0 | 69 | Results |
Judo | 8 | 0 | 8 | Results |
Rowing | 2 | 0 | 2 | Results |
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) | 21 | 22 | 43 | Results |
Sailing | 4 | 0 | 4 | Results |
Shooting | 19 | 0 | 19 | Results |
Swimming (Aquatics) | 6 | 5 | 11 | Results |
Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 | Results |
Volleyball (Volleyball) | 0 | 31 | 31 | Results |
Weightlifting | 7 | 1 | 8 | Results |
Wrestling | 4 | 0 | 4 | Results |
Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
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Alpine Skiing (Skiing) | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
Athletics | 15 | 13 | 28 | Results |
Hockey 5s | 9 | 0 | 9 | Results |
Rugby Sevens (Rugby) | 12 | 0 | 12 | Results |
Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | Results |
Swimming (Aquatics) | 1 | 1 | 2 | Results |
Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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2016 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
1988 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2020 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
1968 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
2018 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2010 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2012 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
1992 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
1972 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
2000 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
2014 Summer Youth Olympics | Youth Olympic Games | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
1996 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
1984 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1964 Summer Olympics | Olympic Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Athletics | 34 | 41 | 31 | 106 |
Boxing | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Athletics | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.
Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Kip Keino | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Eliud Kipchoge | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Ezekiel Kemboi | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
David Rudisha | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Faith Kipyegon | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Vivian Cheruiyot | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Charles Asati | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Munyoro Nyamau | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Brimin Kipruto | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Julius Sang | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Naftali Temu | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pamela Jelimo | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Gladys Chesir | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Virginia Nyambura | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Peter Matheka Mutuku | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rosefline Chepngetich | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gilbert Kwemoi Soet | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jackson Muema | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fancy Cherono | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Edinah Jebitok | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Winfred Mbithe | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Amos Kirui | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mercy Chepkorir Kirarei | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Reggie Alexander | 1960—1990 |
Charles Mukora | 1990—1999 |
Kip Keino | 2000—2010 |
Kip Keino | 2010— |
Paul Tergat | 2013— |
Humphrey Kayange | 2021— |