Beatrice Chebet won two gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She represented Kenya in the Women's 5000m and 10,000m races. Faith Kipyegon won silver in the women's 5,000m, and Mary Moraa won bronze in the women's 800m. Faith Cherotich and Abraham Kibiwot have each won a bronze medal.
|
2024 Paris Olympics |
Medalists |
|
|
Gold |
4 |
Beatrice Chebet, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Faith Kipyegon |
|
Silver |
2 |
Faith Kipyegon, Ronald Kwemoi |
|
Bronze |
4 |
Mary Moraa, Faith Cherotich, Abraham Kibiwot, Benson Kipruto |
|
Total |
10 |
|
Kenya first participated in the Summer Olympics in 1956 and 1960, where it did not win any medals. It won a bronze medal in 1964 and then won its first gold medal in the 1968 Olympics.
Kenya did not participate in the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Kenya is currently ranked 37th by the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and has a total of 35 gold medals, 42 silver, and 36 bronze. Kenya has a total of 113 medals, 106 won in athletics and 7 in boxing.
The chart below shows all Kenyan medals won between 1956 and 2020.
Medals by Sport
Kenya participates in athletics and boxing in the Summer Olympics. The table below shows the type and number of medals won in each sport.[1]
|
|
Athletics |
Boxing |
|
Gold |
38 |
1 |
|
Silver |
43 |
1 |
|
Bronze |
35 |
5 |
|
Total |
116 |
7 |
Medals by Olympic Year
|
Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
1956 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1960 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1964 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
1968 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
|
1972 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
|
1976 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1980 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1984 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
1988 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
|
1992 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
|
1996 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
|
2000 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
|
2004 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
|
2008 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
|
2012 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
|
2016 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
13 |
|
2020 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
|
2024 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
See Also
References
- Olympedia. Kenya. Accessed from https://www.olympedia.org/countries/KEN
