Kenya at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Kenya competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. After a twelve-year absence, the nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1976 and 1980 Games.

Kenya at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Los Angeles
Competitors61
Flag bearer James Omondi[1]
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Julius Korir Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase 10 August
  Bronze Mike Musyoki Athletics Men's 10,000 m 6 August
  Bronze Ibrahim Bilali Boxing Flyweight 9 August

Athletics edit

Men's 400 metres

  • Heat — 46.25
  • Quarterfinals — 45.78
  • Semifinals — 45.62 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 46.12
  • Quarterfinals — 45.67 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 47.04 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat — 13:51.54
  • Semifinals — 13:29.08
  • Final — 13:14.40 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 13:45.99
  • Heat — 13:28.56
  • Final — 13:18.41 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 13:48.84
  • Semifinals — 13:38.59
  • Final — 13:27.34 (→ 10th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Qualifying Heat — 28:24.24
  • Final — 28:06.46 (→   Bronze Medal)
  • Qualifying Heat — 28:28.71
  • Final — 28:32.57 (→ 14th place)
  • Qualifying Heat — 28:12.17
  • Final — 28:09.01 (→ 6th place)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:11:28 (→ 7th place)
  • Final — 2:24:13 (→ 49th place)
  • Final — 2:37:19 (→ 68th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.51m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
  • Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Final — 1:34:53 (→ 32nd place)


Women's 1,500 metres

  • Heat — 4:21.97 (→ did not advance)

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Heat — 8.57.21 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2:52:00 (→ 43rd place)

Boxing edit

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

Field hockey edit

Men
 
Manjeet Panesar and brother Jitender at the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing the Kenya men's national field hockey team
  • 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 → 9th place
  • Team Roster

References edit

  1. ^ "James Omondi". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 December 2023.