Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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