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
Silver
Bronze
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
* First Heat â 10.60s (â did not advance)
* First Heat â 10.76s (â did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
* Heat â 1:47.3
* Semifinals â 1:45.9
* Final â 1:46.0 (â Bronze Medal)
* Heat â 1:47.4
* Semifinals â 1:47.6
* Final â 1:46.5 (â 5th place)
* Heat â 1:48.5 (â did not advance)
Men's 1500 metres
* Heat â 3:40.0
* Semifinals â 3:41.2
* Final â 3:36.8 (â Silver Medal)
* Heat â 3:42.2
* Semifinals â 3:41.3
* Final â 3:38.4 (â 4th place)
* Heat â 3:52.0 (â did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
* Heat â 13:37.2 (â did not advance)
* Heat â 13:41.4 (â did not advance)
* Heat â 13:56.8 (â did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
* First Round â Bye
* Second Round â Lost to Franco Udella (ITA), 0:5
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
* First Round â Bye
* Second Round â Defeated Alfons Stawski (POL), 4:1
* Third Round â Defeated Vartex Parsanian (IRN), TKO-3
* Quarterfinals â Defeated Sergio Lozano (MEX), KO-1
* Semifinals â Lost to János Kajdi (HUN), 1:4
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
* First Round â Bye
* Second Round â 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)
* 13th/14th place: Defeated Argentina (1-0) after extra time â 13th place
* 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
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
References
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