Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Kenya participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Kenya at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldPaul ErengAthleticsMen's 800 m26 September
 GoldJulius KariukiAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechase30 September
 GoldJohn NgugiAthleticsMen's 5000 m1 October
 GoldPeter RonoAthleticsMen's 1500 m1 October
 GoldRobert WangilaBoxingMen's welterweight (–67 kg)1 October
 SilverPeter KoechAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechase30 September
 SilverDouglas WakiihuriAthleticsMen's marathon2 October
 BronzeKipkemboi KimeliAthleticsMen's 10,000 m26 September
 BronzeChris SandeBoxingMen'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 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 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 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 Medal)
  1. Heat 8:31.66
  2. Semi Final 8:15.68
  3. Final 8:06.79 (→ 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)

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)

  • First Round Defeated Laszlo Szöke (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)

Men's Middleweight ( 75 kg)

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

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: Gursharam Singh Lall

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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