Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	25 (24 men, 1 woman) in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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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.^[1]

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)

Hockey

The following players represented Kenya:^[2]

• Roland Frank
• Anthony Vaz
• Balbir Singh Sidhu
• Peter Dalgado
• Surjeet Singh Deol
• Tejinder Singh Rao
• Gursaran Singh Sehmi
• Tejparkash Singh Brar
• Reynold D'Souza
• Hardev Singh Kular
• Alu Mendonca
• Michael Pereira
• Bill Plenderleith
• Dudley Coulson

Shooting

Two shooters represented Kenya in 1956.

50 m rifle, three positions

• Roy Congreve
• Charles Trotter

50 m rifle, prone

• Roy Congreve
• Charles Trotter

Swimming

References

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

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