| Noc: | KEN |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Website: | https://teamkenya.or.ke/ |
| Competitors: | 72 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Trizah Atuka and Ferdinand Omanyala |
| Rank: | 17 |
| Gold: | 4 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 5 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1956 Melbourne |
| App End Year: | 2024 Paris |
| Summerappearances: | 16 |
Kenya competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024.
Kipyegon was initially disqualified from the Women's 5000 m but got reinstated after an appeal.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 25 | 19 | 44 | ||||
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 34 | 72 |
See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Kenyan track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ferdinand Omanyala | 100 m | 10.08 | 1 Q | 10.08 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Zablon Ekwam | 400 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
| Emmanuel Wanyonyi | align=left rowspan=3 | 800 m | 1:44.64 | 1 Q | 1:43.32 | 1 Q | 1:41.19 | ||
| Wycliffe Kinyamal | 1:45.86 | 3 Q | 1:45.29 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Koitatoi Kidali | 1:45.84 | 5 R | 1:46.37 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Reynold Cheruiyot | align=left rowspan=3 | 1500 m | 3:37.12 | 4 Q | 3:35.32 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Brian Komen | 3:36.31 | 2 Q | 3:32.57 | 4 Q | 3:35.59 | 12 | |||
| Timothy Cheruiyot | 3:35.39 | 5 Q | 3:32.30 | 5 Q | 3:31.35 | 11 | |||
| Jacob Krop | align=left rowspan=3 | 5000 m | 14:08.73 | 4 Q | 13:18.68 | 10 | |||
| Edwin Kurgat | 14:08.76 | 5 Q | 13:17.18 | 7 | |||||
| Ronald Kwemoi | 13:52.51 | 6 Q | 13:15.04 | ||||||
| Daniel Mateiko | align=left rowspan=3 | 10000 m | 26:50.83 | 11 | |||||
| Nicholas Kipkorir | 27:23.97 | 14 | |||||||
| Bernard Kibet | 26:43.98 | 5 | |||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 48.58 | 5 q | 49.22 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| align=left rowspan=3 | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:18.41 | 6 | 8:19.74 | 14 | ||||
| Simon Koech | 8:24.95 (.942) | 3 Q | 8:09.87 | 7 | |||||
| Abraham Kibiwott | 8:12.02 | 3 Q | 8:06.47 | ||||||
| Eliud Kipchoge | align=left rowspan=3 | Marathon | |||||||
| Benson Kipruto | 2:07:00 | ||||||||
| Alexander Mutiso Munyao | 2:10:31 | 21 | |||||||
| 20 km walk | 1:21.26 | 22 | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mary Moraa | align=left rowspan=3 | 800 m | 1:57.95 | 2 Q | 1:57.86 | 1 Q | 1:57.42 | ||
| Vivian Chebet Kiprotich | 1:59.90 | 5 R | 1:59.31 | 2 q | 1:59.64 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Lilian Odira | 1:58.83 | 3 Q | 1:58.53 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Faith Kipyegon | align=left rowspan=3 | 1500 m | 4:00.74 | 4 Q | 3:58.64 | 1 Q | 3:51.29 | ||
| Nelly Chepchirchir | 4:02.67 | 1 Q | 4:03.24 | 11 | Did not advance | ||||
| Susan Ejore | 3:59.01 | 3 Q | 3:56.57 | 5 Q | 3.56.07 | 6 | |||
| Faith Kipyegon | align=left rowspan=3 | 5000 m | 14:57.56 | 1 Q | 14:29.60 | ||||
| Beatrice Chebet | 15:00.73 | 1 Q | 14:28.56 | ||||||
| Margaret Kipkemboi | 14:57.70 | 4 Q | 14:32.23 | 5 | |||||
| Lilian Kisait | align=left rowspan=3 | 10000 m | 30:45.04 | 5 | |||||
| Margaret Kipkemboi | 30:44.58 | 4 | |||||||
| Beatrice Chebet | 30:43.25 | ||||||||
| Faith Cherotich | align=left rowspan=3 | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:10.57 | 2 Q | 8:55.15 | ||||
| Beatrice Chepkoech | 9:13.56 | 1 Q | 9:04.24 | 6 | |||||
| Jackline Chepkoech | 9:35.56 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Peres Jepchirchir | align=left rowspan=3 | Marathon | 2:26:51 | 15 | |||||
| Sharon Lokedi | 2:23:14 | 4 | |||||||
| Hellen Obiri | 2:23:10 | ||||||||
See main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Kenya entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, marking the country's debut in the sport. Alexandra Ndolo secured her quota places in women's épée events, after nominated as the highest ranked individual fencer, eligible for African zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.
See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Kenya qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Zeddy Cherotich (women's heavyweight, 78 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament and Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. Kenya national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and secured the only available spots through the 2023 Africa Men's Sevens in Harare, Zimbabwe.[4]
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See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Kenya sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Ridhwan Abubakar | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:05.14 | 36 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maria Brunlehner | Women's 50 m freestyle | 25.82 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification. Kenya's women's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing as the top-ranked African nation in the June 2024 edition of the FIVB World Rankings.[5]