Kenya made its debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and has since become one of the most prominent nations among the Olympic athletics. The nation has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then, with the exception of the 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games, which it boycotted along with several other African nations due to political reasons. Twenty-nine countries boycotted the 1976 Games due to the refusal of the IOC to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team had toured South Africa earlier in 1976. On the occasion of the 1980 Boycotts initiated by the United States, Boxer Muhammad Ali traveled to Tanzania, Nigeria, and Senegal to unsuccessfully convince their leaders to join the boycott.Sarantakes. Dropping the Torch, pp. 115–118. He did, however, successfully convince the Kenyan government to do so.

Kenya's Olympic achievements are overwhelmingly concentrated in track and field events, particularly in middle- and long-distance running, where it has established itself as a global powerhouse. Kenyan runners have consistently dominated events ranging from the 800 metres to the marathon. The country has also won several medals in boxing, particularly in the 1960s through the 1980s, although recent decades have seen a decline in that sport's contribution to Kenya's medal tally.

One of the few African and tropical countries, Kenya participated also in 5 Winter Olympic Games. Kenyan athletes have won 124 medals in total, all from boxing and track and field events, making them the most successful African committee at the Olympics.

Another notable development has been the rise of Kenyan women in Olympic competition. While the first Kenyan woman, Pauline Konga, to win an Olympic medal did so in 1996 at the Women's 5000 metres, by 2016, Kenyan women earned seven of the nation's 13 medals, highlighting a rapid and encouraging rise in female participation and success at the highest levels of sport.

Increasingly, Kenya-born athletes are immigrating to compete in the Olympics for other countries, most notably Bahrain. In the 2016 Olympics, there were ~20 such athletes, including multiple medal winners.

The National Olympic Committee representing Kenya is the National Olympic Committee of Kenya, founded in 1955.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by summer sport

List of medalists Medal Name(s) Games Sport Event Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's 10000 m Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase , Munyoro Nyamau, Naftali Bon, Charles Asati Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 800 m Boxing Men's featherweight Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase , Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Boxing Men's featherweight Athletics Men's 400 m Athletics Men's 800 m Boxing Men's lightweight Boxing Men's welterweight Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 10000 m Boxing Men's flyweight Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's 1500 m Boxing Men's welterweight Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's Marathon Athletics Men's 10000 m Boxing Men's middleweight Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's 10000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 400 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 10000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's Marathon Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 10000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's Marathon Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Women's Marathon Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Women's Marathon Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's Marathon Athletics Women's 800 m Athletics Women's 1500 m Athletics Women's 800 m Athletics Women's Marathon Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 10000 m Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Women's 5000 metres Athletics Women's 10000 metres Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 800 m Pamela Jelimo Athletics Women's 800 m Athletics Women's 10000 m Athletics Women's Marathon Athletics Women's 5000 m Athletics Men's Marathon Athletics Women's 10000 m Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Milcah Chemos Cheywa Athletics Women's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's 5000 m Athletics Men's MarathonDavid Rudisha AthleticsMen's 800 mConseslus Kipruto AthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechaseEliud Kipchoge AthleticsMen's MarathonFaith Kipyegon AthleticsWomen's 1500 mJemimah Sumgong AthleticsWomen's MarathonVivian Cheruiyot AthleticsWomen's 5000 mHellen Obiri AthleticsWomen's 5000 mHyvin Jepkemoi Kiyeng AthleticsWomen's 3000 m steeplechaseVivian Cheruiyot AthleticsWomen's 10000 mBoniface Mucheru Tumuti AthleticsMen's 400m hurdlesPaul Tanui AthleticsMen's 10000 mJulius Yego AthleticsMen's JavelinMargaret Wambui AthleticsWomen's 800 m Emmanuel Korir Athletics Men's 800 metres Faith Kipyegon Athletics Women's 1500 metres Peres Jepchirchir Athletics Women's marathon Eliud Kipchoge Athletics Men's marathon Hellen Obiri Athletics Women's 5000 metres Ferguson Rotich Athletics Men's 800 metres Brigid Kosgei Athletics Women's marathon Timothy Cheruiyot Athletics Men's 1500 metres Benjamin Kigen Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi Athletics Women's 3000 metres steeplechase Beatrice Chebet Athletics Women's 5000 metres Beatrice Chebet Athletics Women's 10,000 metres Emmanuel Wanyonyi Athletics Men's 800 metres Faith Kipyegon Athletics Women's 1500 metres Faith Kipyegon Athletics Women's 5000 metres Ronald Kwemoi Athletics Men's 5000 metres Mary Moraa Athletics Women's 800 metres Faith Cherotich Athletics Women's 3000 metres steeplechase Abraham Kibiwott Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Benson Kipruto Athletics Men's marathon Hellen Obiri Athletics Women's marathon

Multiple medal winners Athlete Sex Sport Events YearsGoldSilverBronzeTotal F 1500 m, 5000m 2012–2024 3 1 0 4 M 1500 m, 5000 m, 3000 m st. 1964–1972 2 2 0 4 M 5000 m, marathon 2004–2020 2 1 1 4 M 3000 m st. 2004–2016 2 0 0 2 M 800 m 2012–2016 2 0 0 2 F 5000 m, 10,000m 2024 2 0 0 2 F 5000 m, 10,000 m 2000–2016 1 2 1 4 M 1968–1976 1 1 0 2 M 1968–1972 1 1 0 2 M 3000 m st. 2004–2016 1 1 0 2 F 800 m 2008–2012 1 1 0 2 M 400 m, 1968–1972 1 0 1 2 M 5000 m, 10,000 m 1964–1972 1 0 1 2 F 5000 m, Marathon 2016–2024 0 2 1 3 M 5000 m 1992–1996 0 2 0 2 M 10,000 m 1996–2000 0 2 0 2 F Marathon 2004–2008 0 2 0 2 M 800 m 1964–1968 0 1 1 2 M Featherweight 1968–1972 0 1 1 2 M Marathon 1996–2000 0 1 1 2 M 1500 m 2000–2004 0 1 1 2 F 3000 m st. 2016–2020 0 1 1 2

See also List of flag bearers for Kenya at the Olympics Kenya national athletics team :Category:Olympic competitors for Kenya Kenya at the Paralympics Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

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