Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Kenya competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 57 competitors, 55 men and 2 women, took part in 29 events in 4 sports.[2]

Kenya at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Munich
Competitors57 (55 men, 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Kip Keino[1]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Men's 100 metres

  • First Heat — 10.60s (→ did not advance)
  • First Heat — 10.76s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:47.3
  • Semifinals — 1:45.9
  • Final — 1:46.0 (→   Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 1:47.4
  • Semifinals — 1:47.6
  • Final — 1:46.5 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat — 1:48.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:40.0
  • Semifinals — 3:41.2
  • Final — 3:36.8 (→   Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 3:42.2
  • Semifinals — 3:41.3
  • Final — 3:38.4 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 3:52.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat — 13:37.2 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 13:41.4 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 13:56.8 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

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Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Franco Udella (ITA), 0:5

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Mikko Saarinen (FIN), TKO-2

Hockey

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Men's Team Competition

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  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Poland (0-1)
  • Lost to Australia (1-3)
  • Lost to Netherlands (1-5)
  • Lost to Great Britain (0-2)
  • Lost to India (2-3)
  • Drew with New Zealand (2-2)
  • Defeated Mexico (2-1)
  • Classification Match
  • 13th/14th place: Defeated Argentina (1-0) after extra time → 13th place
  • Team Roster

Shooting

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Nine male shooters represented Kenya in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

References

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  1. ^ "Kip Keino". olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Kenya at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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