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Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics
...| Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 74 (70 men and 4 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Patrick Waweru |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Paul Ereng | Athletics | Men's 800 m | 26 September |
| Gold |
Julius Kariuki | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 30 September |
| Gold |
John Ngugi | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | 1 October |
| Gold |
Peter Rono | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 1 October |
| Gold |
Robert Wangila | Boxing | Men's welterweight (–67 kg) | 1 October |
 Silver |
Peter Koech | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 30 September |
| Silver |
Douglas Wakiihuri | Athletics | Men's marathon | 2 October |
 Bronze |
Kipkemboi Kimeli | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | 26 September |
| Bronze |
Chris Sande | Boxing | Men's middleweight (–75 kg) | 29 September |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 29 | 4 | 33 |
| Boxing | 12 | – | 12 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Judo | 4 | – | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | – | 4 |
| Wrestling | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 70 | 4 | 74 |
Athletics
- Men
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kennedy Ondiek | 100 metres | 10.51 | 33 q | 10.57 | 40 | Did not advance | |||
| Peter Wekesa | 10.50 | 32 Q | 10.43 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kennedy Ondiek | 200 metres | 20.79 | 9 Q | 20.79 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Simeon Kipkemboi | 400 metres | 46.15 | 15 Q | 45.44 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Elkana Nyangau | 46.25 | 18 q | 46.09 | 27 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lucas Sang | 46.85 | 26 Q | 45.72 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Paul Ereng | 800 metres | 1:46.14 | 1 Q | 1:46.38 | 9 Q | 1:44.55 | 1 Q | 1:43.45 |
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| Nixon Kiprotich | 1:48.68 | 22 Q | 1:45.68 | 4 Q | 1:44.71 | 2 Q | 1:49.55 | 8 | |
| Juma Ndiwa | 1:47.11 | 7 Q | 1:47.27 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kip Cheruiyot | 1500 metres | 3:39.98 | 7 Q | — | 3:38.09 | 1 Q | 3:37.94 | 7 | |
| Joseph Chesire | 3:41.72 | 17 Q | — | 3:39.17 | 12 q | 3:40.82 | 11 | ||
| Peter Rono | 3:37.65 | 1 Q | — | 3:38.25 | 3 Q | 3:35.96 |
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| Charles Cheruiyot | 5000 metres | 13:43.11 | 2 Q | — | 13:38.44 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| John Ngugi | 13:47.93 | 19 Q | — | 13:24.43 | 9 Q | 13:11.70 |
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| Yobes Ondieki | 13:58.24 | 27 Q | — | 13:22.85 | 5 Q | 13:52.01 | 12 | ||
| Kipkemboi Kimeli | 10,000 metres | 28:00.39 | 1 Q | — | 27:25.16 |
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| Boniface Merande | 28:21.84 | 12 q | — | DNF | |||||
| Moses Tanui | 28:20.98 | 11 Q | — | 27:47.23 | 8 | ||||
| Ibrahim Hussein | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Joseph Kipsang | — | DNF | |||||||
| Douglas Wakiihuri | — | 2:10:47 |
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| Simon Kitur | 400 metres hurdles | 49.88 | 11 Q | — | 49.74 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Joseph Maritim | 49.64 | 7 Q | — | 49.50 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Gideon Yego | 49.80 | 10 Q | — | DQ | Did not advance | ||||
| Julius Kariuki | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:33.42 | 7 Q | — | 8:18.53 | 10 Q | 8:05.51 OR |
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| Peter Koech | 8:31.66 | 4 Q | — | 8:15.68 | 2 Q | 8:06.79 |
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| Patrick Sang | 8:36.11 | 11 Q | — | 8:16.70 | 5 Q | 8:15.22 | 7 | ||
| Elkana Nyangau Kennedy Ondiek Simeon Kipkemboi Peter Wekesa |
4 × 100 metres relay | 40.30 | 16 q | — | 39.47 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Tito Sawe Lucas Sang Paul Ereng Simeon Kipkemboi |
4 × 400 metres relay | 3:05.21 | 5 Q | — | 3:03.24 | 6 Q | 3:04.69 | 8 | |
| William Sawe | 50 kilometres walk | — | 4:25:24 | 35 | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| David Lamai | Long jump | NM | Did not advance | ||
- Women
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Joyce Odhiambo | 100 metres | 11.90 | 46 | Did not advance | |||||
| 200 metres | 24.26 | 38 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Susan Sirma | 1500 metres | 4:10.13 | 19 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:06.90 | 27 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Pascaline Wangui | Marathon | — | 2:47:42 | 49 | |||||
| Rose Tata-Muya | 400 metres hurdles | 56.18 | 20 | — | Did not advance | ||||