| Kenya at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 61 |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. After a twelve-year absence, the nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1976 and 1980 Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Julius Korir | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 10 August |
 Bronze | Mike Musyoki | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | 6 August |
| Bronze | Ibrahim Bilali | Boxing | Flyweight | 9 August |
Athletics
Men's 400 metres
- David Kitur
- Heat — 46.25
- Quarterfinals — 45.78
- Semifinals — 45.62 (→ did not advance)
- John Anzarah
- Heat — 46.12
- Quarterfinals — 45.67 (→ did not advance)
- James Atuti
- Heat — 47.04 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Heat — 13:51.54
- Semifinals — 13:29.08
- Final — 13:14.40 (→ 5th place)
- Charles Cheruiyot
- Heat — 13:45.99
- Heat — 13:28.56
- Final — 13:18.41 (→ 6th place)
- Wilson Waigwa
- Heat — 13:48.84
- Semifinals — 13:38.59
- Final — 13:27.34 (→ 10th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Qualifying Heat — 28:24.24
- Final — 28:06.46 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Qualifying Heat — 28:28.71
- Final — 28:32.57 (→ 14th place)
- Sostenes Bitok
- Qualifying Heat — 28:12.17
- Final — 28:09.01 (→ 6th place)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:11:28 (→ 7th place)
- Joseph Otieno
- Final — 2:24:13 (→ 49th place)
- Kimurgor Ngeny
- Final — 2:37:19 (→ 68th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Moses Kiyai
- Qualification — 7.51m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
- Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Pius Munyasia
- Final — 1:34:53 (→ 32nd place)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Justina Chepchirchir
- Heat — 4:21.97 (→ did not advance)
Women's 3,000 metres
- Heat — 8.57.21 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Mary Wagaki
- Final — 2:52:00 (→ 43rd place)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Daniel Mwangi
- First Round – Defeated Sanpol Sang-Ano (THA), RSC-3
- Second Round – Lost to Carlos Motta (GUA), 4:1
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Sammy Mwangi
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Robert Shannon (USA), 5-0
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Augustus Oga
- First Round – Lost to Pedro van Raamsdonk (HOL), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- James Omondi
- First Round – Lost to Angelo Musone (ITA), 0:5
Field hockey
- Men
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Manjeet Panesar and brother Jitender at the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing the Kenya men's national field hockey team
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Great Britain (1-2)
- Lost to Pakistan (0-3)
- Defeated Canada (3-2)
- Lost to New Zealand (1-4)
- Lost to Netherlands (0-3)
- Classification Matches
- 9th/12th place: Defeated United States (0-0) after penalty strokes (6-5)
- 9th/10th place: Defeated Canada (1-0) after extra time → 9th place
- Team Roster
- Emmanual Oduol
- Julius Akumu
- Lucas Alubaha
- Michael Omondi
- Parminder Saini
- Manjeet Panesar
- Jitender Panesar
- Peter Akatsa
- Harvinder Kular
- Chris Otambo
- Brajinder Daved
- Raphael Fernandes (hockey player)
- Sunil Chhabra
- Sarabjit Sehmi
- Eric Otieno
- Julius Mutinda