Kenya at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	KEN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of Kenya
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	39 (36 men, 3 women)
Sports:	4
Rank:	14
Gold:	3
Silver:	4
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto

Kenya competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 39 competitors, 36 men and 3 women, took part in 22 events in 4 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Kipchoge Keino - Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
• Naftali Temu - Athletics, Men's 10000 metres
• Amos Biwott - Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase

Silver

• Wilson Kiprugut - Athletics, Men's 800 metres
• Kipchoge Keino - Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• Benjamin Kogo - Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
• Daniel Rudisha, Charles Asati, Naftali Bon, and Munyoro Nyamau - Paul Mose; Athletics, Men's 4×400 metre relay

Bronze

• Naftali Temu - Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• Philip Waruinge - Boxing, Men's Featherweight

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Hockey

See main article: Hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Three shooters, all men, represented Kenya in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Leonard Bull

50 m rifle, prone

• Dismus Onyiego
• John Harun

See also

1968 in athletics

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kenya at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417045629/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KEN/summer/1968/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 December 2015 . Sports Reference.