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Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
National Olympic Committee of Kenya

Competitors
  
25 (24 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports

Medals
  
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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.

Contents

Athletics

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)

    • Shooting

    Two shooters represented Kenya in 1956.

    50 m rifle, three positions
  • Roy Congreve
  • Charles Trotter
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Roy Congreve
  • Charles Trotter

    • References

    Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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