| Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 57 (55 men, 2 women) in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 57 competitors, 55 men and 2 women, took part in 29 events in 4 sports.[1]
Medalists
Gold
- Kipchoge Keino — Athletics, Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
- Julius Sang, Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, and Robert Ouko — Athletics, Men's 4×400 metre relay
Silver
- Ben Jipcho — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
- Kipchoge Keino — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Philip Waruinge — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
Bronze
- Julius Sang — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Mike Boit — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Samuel Mbugua — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Richard Murunga — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- John Mwebi
- First Heat — 10.60s (→ did not advance)
- Dan Amuke
- First Heat — 10.76s (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:47.3
- Semifinals — 1:45.9
- Final — 1:46.0 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 1:47.4
- Semifinals — 1:47.6
- Final — 1:46.5 (→ 5th place)
- Heat — 1:48.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
- Heat — 3:40.0
- Semifinals — 3:41.2
- Final — 3:36.8 (→ Silver Medal)
- Heat — 3:42.2
- Semifinals — 3:41.3
- Final — 3:38.4 (→ 4th place)
- Cosmas Silei
- Heat — 3:52.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Evans Mogaka
- Heat — 13:37.2 (→ did not advance)
- Paul Mose
- Heat — 13:41.4 (→ did not advance)
- Benjamin Jipcho
- Heat — 13:56.8 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Felix Maina
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Franco Udella (ITA), 0:5
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Richard Murungu → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Alfons Stawski (POL), 4:1
- Third Round — Defeated Vartex Parsanian (IRN), TKO-3
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Sergio Lozano (MEX), KO-1
- Semifinals — Lost to János Kajdi (HUN), 1:4
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
- David Attan
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Mikko Saarinen (FIN), TKO-2
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Poland (0-1)
- Lost to Australia (1-3)
- Lost to Netherlands (1-5)
- Lost to Great Britain (0-2)
- Lost to India (2-3)
- Drew with New Zealand (2-2)
- Defeated Mexico (2-1)
- Classification Match
- 13th/14th place: Defeated Argentina (1-0) after extra time → 13th place
- Team Roster
- Resham Bains
- Tarlochan Channa
- Brajinder Daved
- Davinder Deegan
- Phillip Desouza
- Leo Fernandes
- Jagjit Kular
- Ajmal Malik
- Amarjeet Marwa
- Harvinder Marwa
- Surjeet Panesar
- Pereira Reynolds
- Surjit Rihal
- Ranjit Sehmi
- Harvinderpal Sibia
- Avtar Sohal
Shooting
Nine male shooters represented Kenya in 1972.
- 25 m pistol
- Leonard Bull
- Peter Laurence
- 50 m pistol
- John Harun
- Abdul Rahman Omar
- 300 m rifle, three positions
- Dismus Onyiego
- John Muhato
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Dismus Onyiego
- Simon Ekeno
- Trap
- Michael Carr-Hartley
- Brian Carr-Hartley
References
- ^ "Kenya at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2016.