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.
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 Mike Boit Heat – 1:47.3 Semifinals – 1:45.9 Final – 1:46.0 (→ Bronze Medal)
Robert Ouko Heat – 1:47.4 Semifinals – 1:47.6 Final – 1:46.5 (→ 5th place)
Thomas Saisi Heat – 1:48.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres Kipchoge Keino Heat – 3:40.0 Semifinals – 3:41.2 Final – 3:36.8 (→ Silver Medal)
Mike Boit 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
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database