Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	KEN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of Kenya
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1956
Location:	Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors:	25 (24 men, 1 woman)
Sports:	4
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 25 competitors, 24 men and 1 woman, took part in 10 events in 4 sports.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Men's 5000 metres

• Nyandika Maiyoro (→7th place)

Men's Marathon

• Arap Sum Kanuti - 2:58:42 (→ 31st place)

High Jump

• Joseph Leresae (→18th place)

Hockey

See main article: article and Hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

The following players represented Kenya:^[2]

• Roland Frank
• Anthony Vaz
• Balbir Singh Sidhu
• Peter Dalgado
• Surjeet Singh Deol
• Tejinder Singh Rao
• Gursaran Singh Sehmi
• Tejparkash Singh Brar
• Reynold D'Souza
• Hardev Singh Kular
• Alu Mendonca
• Michael Pereira
• Bill Plenderleith
• Dudley Coulson

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Two shooters represented Kenya in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Roy Congreve
• Charles Trotter

50 m rifle, prone

• Roy Congreve
• Charles Trotter

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kenya at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KEN/summer/1956/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 14 June 2015 . sports-reference.com.
2. Web site: Kenya Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . Sports Reference . 20 September 2019.