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Kenya at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Kenya at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
National Olympic Committee of Kenya

Competitors
  
39 (36 men, 3 women) in 4 sports

Medals Ranked 14th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 4 2 9

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.

Contents

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 — Athletics, Men's 4×400 metre relay

    • Bronze

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

    • Shooting

    Three shooters, all men, represented Kenya in 1968.

    25 m pistol
  • Leonard Bull
    • 50 m rifle, prone
  • Dismus Onyiego
  • John Harun

    • References

    Kenya at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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