Kenya at the 2002 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:KEN
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Kenya
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2002
Location:Salt Lake City
Competitors:1
Sports:1
Flagbearer:Philip Boit
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Kenya sent a delegation to compete at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States from 8–24 February 2002. The delegation consisted of one cross-country skier, Philip Boit, who was appearing in his second Olympics, and was, at the time, Kenya's only Winter Olympian in history. His best performance was 65th place in the men's sprint.

Background

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1955.[1] They have competed at most Summer Olympic Games since and have won a significant number of medals at Summer Olympiads.[2] However, their first Winter Olympics participation only came in the 1998 Winter Olympics, and Kenya was making its second Winter Olympic appearance in Salt Lake City. The Kenyan delegation to Utah consisted of one cross-country skier, Philip Boit.[3] He had also been the nation's only representative four years prior.[4] As his country's only participant, Boit was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[5]

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Philip Boit was 30 years old at the time of the Salt Lake City Olympics.[6] Boit was a runner who had been scouted by American sportswear company Nike, who wished to train runners as cross-country skiers.[7] After being recruited, Boit, who had never previously seen snow, initially trained in Kenya on roller skis.[8] He then participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. In the men's 2 × 10 kilometre pursuit held on 14 February, he finished the 10 kilometre classical portion in 36 minutes and 21.6 seconds. This ranked him 77th for the event, and only the top 60 were allowed to proceed to the second 10 kilometre freestyle portion.[9] [10] On 19 February, Boit participated in the sprint, finishing the qualifying round in a time of 3 minutes and 51.49 seconds and in 65th place.[11] Only the top 16 finishers advanced to the quarterfinals, meaning Boit was eliminated. Boit would once again be the only Kenyan athlete at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[12]

Sprint

Pursuit

1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenya – National Olympic Committee (NOC). International Olympic Committee. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323205427/https://www.olympic.org/kenya. 23 March 2018. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Kenya. Sports Reference. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042228/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KEN/. 8 March 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Kenya at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. Sports Reference. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713172840/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KEN/winter/2002/. 13 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Kenya at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games. Sports Reference. 28 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170713172852/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KEN/winter/1998/. 13 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: List of the 77 delegations in the order they will enter the stadium and the name of their flag bearer. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228171609/https://stillmed.olympic.org/AssetsDocs/importednews/documents/en_report_283.pdf. 28 February 2017. live. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Philip Boit Bio, Stats, and Results. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704144238/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/philip-boit-1.html. 4 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  7. News: Associated Press. Skiers From Kenya? Just Do It – Nike Gets Criticized For Initiating Feel-Good Story Of Winter Games. 21 October 2016. The Seattle Times. 14 February 1988. https://web.archive.org/web/20170411051001/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980214&slug=2734357. 11 April 2017. live. dmy-all.
  8. News: Savage. Maddy. Philip Boit and Bjorn Daehlie: Cross-country friends. 21 October 2016. BBC News. 24 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019014852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25861305. 19 October 2016. live. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10/10 kilometres Pursuit 10 kilometres, Classical. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707032046/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-10-10-kilometres-pursuit-10-kilometres-classical.html. 7 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10/10 kilometres Pursuit. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032804/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-10-10-kilometres-pursuit.html. 1 December 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Cross Country Skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's Sprint Qualifying Round. Sports Reference. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092916/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/CCS/mens-sprint-qualifying-round.html. 23 March 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Pomp and splendor. Crumpacker. John. 11 February 2006. San Francisco Chronicle. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607174542/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/WINTER-OLYMPICS-TURIN-2006-Pomp-and-splendor-2522828.php. 7 June 2014. live. dmy-all.

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