Sporting event delegation
Kenya at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | KEN |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
in Los Angeles | |
Competitors | 61 |
Flag bearer | James Omondi |
Medals Ranked 23rd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. After a twelve-year absence, the nation returnedββto the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1976 and 1980 Games.
Medalistsβ»
Main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Julius Korir | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 August |
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Mike Musyoki | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | 6 August |
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Ibrahim Bilali | Boxing | Flyweight | 9 August |
Athleticsβ»
Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's 400 metres
- Heat — 46.25
- Quarterfinals — 45.78
- Semifinals — 45.62 (β did not advance)
- Heat — 46.12
- Quarterfinals — 45.67 (β did not advance)
- Heat — 47.04 (β did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Heat — 13:51.54
- Semifinals — 13:29.08
- Final — 13:14.40 (β 5th place)
- Heat — 13:45.99
- Heat — 13:28.56
- Final — 13:18.41 (β 6th place)
- Heat — 13:48.84
- Semifinals — 13:38.59
- Final — 13:27.34 (β 10th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Qualifying Heat — 28:28.71
- Final — 28:32.57 (β 14th place)
- Qualifying Heat — 28:12.17
- Final — 28:09.01 (β 6th place)
- Final — 2:11:28 (β 7th place)
- Final — 2:24:13 (β 49th place)
- Final — 2:37:19 (β 68th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.51m (β did not advance, 16th place)
- Qualification — did not start (β did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:34:53 (β 32nd place)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:21.97 (β did not advance)
Women's 3,000 metres
- Heat — 8.57.21 (β did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2:52:00 (β 43rd place)
Boxingβ»
Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Daniel Mwangi
- First Round – Defeated Sanpol Sang-Ano (THA), RSC-3
- Second Round – Lostββto Carlos Motta (GUA), 4:1
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Sammy Mwangi
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Robert Shannon (USA), 5-0
Men's Middleweight (β 75 kg)
- Augustus Oga
- First Round – Lost to Pedro van Raamsdonk (HOL), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- James Omondi
- First Round – Lost to Angelo Musone (ITA), 0:5
Field hockeyβ»
Main article: Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Men
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- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Great Britain (1-2)
- Lost to Pakistan (0-3)
- Defeated Canada (3-2)
- Lost to New Zealand (1-4)
- Lost to Netherlands (0-3)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Defeated United States (0-0) after penalty strokes (6-5)
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Canada (1-0) after extra time β 9th place
- Team Roster
Referencesβ»
- ^ "James Omondi". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 December 2023.