Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Kenya at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Flag of Kenya.svg
IOC codeKEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Seoul
Competitors74 (70 men and 4 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Patrick Waweru
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
5
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
9
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

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

Men's 5,000 metres

  1. First Round — 13:47.93
  2. Semi Final — 13:24.43
  3. Final — 13:11.70 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  1. First Round — 13:58.24
  2. Semi Final — 13:22.85
  3. Final — 13:52.01 (→ 12th place)
  1. First Round — 13:43.11
  2. Semi Final — 13:38.44 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  1. First Round — 28:00.39
  2. Final — 27:25.16 (→ Bronze Bronze Medal)
  1. First Round — 28:20.98
  2. Final — 27:47.23 (→ 8th place)
  1. First Round — 28:21.84
  2. Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  1. Heat — 40.30
  2. Semi Final — 39.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  1. Heat — 3:05.21
  2. Semi Final — 3:03.24
  3. Final — 3:04.69 (→ 8th place)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2"10:47 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  • Final — DNF

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase

  1. Heat — 8:33.42
  2. Semi Final — 8:18.53
  3. Final — 8:05.51 (→ Gold Gold Medal)
  1. Heat — 8:31.66
  2. Semi Final — 8:15.68
  3. Final — 8:06.79 (→ Silver Silver Medal)
  1. Heat — 8:36.11
  2. Semi Final — 8:16.70
  3. Final — 8:15.22 (→ 7th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Final — 4'25:24 (→ 35th place)


Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's 1,500 metres

Women's 3,000 metres

Women's Marathon

  • Final — 2"47.42 (→ 49th place)

Women's 400 metres Hurdles

Boxing[]

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Mohamed Haddad (Syria), 4:1
  • Third Round — Lost to Chatchai Sasakul (Thailand), 0:5

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • Steve Mwema
  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Rambahadur Giri (Nepal), RSC
  • Third Round — Defeated Alberto Machaze (Mozambique), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Kennedy McKinney (USA), 0:5

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

  • John Wanjau
  • First Round — Defeated (Hungary) on points
  • Second Round — Lost to Regilio Tuur (Netherlands) on points

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Apolinario Silveira (Angola), RSC-2

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Juan Montiel (Uruguay), KO-3
  • Third Round — Defeated Paul Kamela (Cameroon), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Francis Wanyama (Uganda), 5:0
  • Semifinals — Lost to Henry Maske (East Germany), 0:5

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Tualau Fale (Tonga), RSC-1
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Andrzej Golota (Poland), 0:5

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Lennox Lewis (Canada), referee stopped contest

Hockey[]

Men's Team Competition[]

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Kenya — Australia 1-7
  • Kenya — Pakistan 0-8
  • Kenya — Spain 2-4
  • Kenya — Netherlands 1-2
  • Kenya — Argentina 1-5
  • Classification Matches
  • 9th-12th place: Kenya — South Korea 2-5
  • 11th-12th place: Kenya — Canada 1-3 (→ 12th place)
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach:

Wrestling[]

4 wrestlers from Kenya participated for the first time in the country's history in Olympics Wrestling event, namely:

References[]

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