| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Robert•Ouko |
| Used name | Robert•Ouko |
| Born | 24 October 1948 in Manga, Kisii (KEN) |
| Died | 18 August 2019 (aged 70 years 9 months 25 days) in Ngong, Kajiado (KEN) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 68 kg |
| NOC |  Kenya |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Mainly an 800 m runner, Robert Ouko won most of his international medals in the 4x400 m relay. He was a member of the Kenyan 4x400 relay team that won Olympic gold in 1972, Commonwealth Games gold in 1970, and East and Central African championships golds in 1969-72. Ouko also won an 800 metre gold at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and was a member of the Kenyan 4x880 yds relay team that set a world record of 7:11.6 in September 1970. After finishing his sporting career, Ouko worked as a secretary general of the Kenyan Amateur Athletic Association, now named Athletics Kenya.
Personal Bests: 400 – 46.2 (1970); 800 – 1:46.0 (1972).
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Athletics | KEN |
Robert Ouko | |||
| 800 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 h2 r2/3 | |||||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Athletics | KEN |
Robert Ouko | |||
| 800 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Kenya | 1 | Gold |
| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | 10 September 1972 | Athletics | 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men | Final Round | 2:59.83 | 1 |
