Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Kenya competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and United States boycott.
National Olympic Committee Kenya (NOCK) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. A total of 46 athletes, 22 men and 24 women, competed only in athletics (specifically in the middle-distance events and marathon), rowing, swimming, and volleyball, the nation's team-based sport at these games. For the first time in its Olympic history, Kenya was represented by more female than male athletes due to the participation of the women's volleyball team. The Kenyan team featured Olympic medalists Paul Tergat in men's marathon, and Bernard Lagat, who would emigrate to America a year later, in the men's middle-distance running.[1] Among these medalists, Lagat only managed to add a bronze medal to his career hardware for the Kenyan team at these Games before his impending transfer. Volleyball team captain Violet Barasa became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[2]
Kenya left Athens with a total of seven Olympic medals (one gold, four silver, and two bronze), matching its record with Sydney four years earlier. Ezekiel Kemboi managed to capture the nation's only gold medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, and enjoyed his teammates Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech taking home the silver and bronze, as they all climbed on top of the podium for the second time in Kenya's Olympic history since 1992.[3]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Template:Dts |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Women's marathon | Template:Dts |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Women's 5000 m | Template:Dts |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | Template:Dts |
| File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Template:Dts |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Template:Dts |
| File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | Template:Dts |
Athletics
Template:Main article Kenyan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[4][5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Victor Kibet | 400 m | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Vincent Mumo Kiilu | 46.31 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ezra Sambu | 45.59 | 2 Q | 45.84 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Wilfred Bungei | 800 m | 1:44.84 | 1 Q | 1:44.28 | 1 Q | 1:45.31 | 5 |
| Joseph Mutua | 1:45.65 | 1 Q | 1:45.54 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Michael Rotich | 1:46.42 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Timothy Kiptanui | 1500 m | 3:37.71 | 2 Q | 3:41.04 | 3 Q | 3:35.61 | 4 |
| Bernard Lagat | 3:39.80 | 2 Q | 3:35.84 | 2 Q | 3:34.30 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Isaac Kiprono Songok | 3:38.89 | 5 Q | 3:37.10 | 7 q | 3:41.72 | 12 | |
| Abraham Chebii | 5000 m | 13:22.30 | 5 Q | — | DNF | ||
| John Kibowen | 13:19.65 | 4 Q | — | 13:18.24 | 6 | ||
| Eliud Kipchoge | 13:19.01 | 2 Q | — | 13:15.10 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Charles Kamathi | 10000 m | — | 28:17.08 | 13 | |||
| John Cheruiyot Korir | — | 27:41.91 | 6 | ||||
| Moses Mosop | — | 27:46.61 | 7 | ||||
| Ezekiel Kemboi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:18.20 | 2 Q | — | 8:05.81 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| Brimin Kipruto | 8:15.11 | 1 Q | — | 8:06.11 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Paul Kipsiele Koech | 8:24.68 | 3 Q | — | 8:06.64 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Paul Tergat | Marathon | — | 2:14:45 | 10 | |||
| Erick Wainaina | — | 2:13:30 | 7 | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Faith Macharia | 800 m | 2:06.31 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Nancy Langat | 1500 m | 4:06.94 | 4 Q | 4:07.57 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Edith Masai | 5000 m | 15:01.92 | 5 Q | — | DNF | ||
| Isabella Ochichi | 14:55.69 | 4 Q | — | 14:48.19 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||
| Jane Wanjiku | 15:14.57 | 9 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Sally Barsosio | 10000 m | — | 32:14.00 | 17 | |||
| Alice Timbilil | — | 32:12.57 | 16 | ||||
| Lucy Wangui | — | 31:05.90 | 9 | ||||
| Alice Chelangat | Marathon | — | 2:33:52 | 11 | |||
| Catherine Ndereba | — | 2:26:32 | Script error: No such module "sort". | ||||
| Margaret Okayo | — | DNF | |||||
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ibrahim Githaiga | Single sculls | 8:13.33 | 4 R | 7:25.58 | 4 SD/E | 7:40.78 | 6 FE | 7:29.02 | 29 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amar Shah | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.17 | 58 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eva Donde | 50 m freestyle | 29.47 | 57 | Did not advance | |||
Volleyball
Women's tournament
- Roster
{{#lst:Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters|KEN}}
- Group play
{{#lst:Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|A}}
| 14 August 2004 16:00 |
Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg | 3–0 | Template:Vbw | Template:Br separated entries |
| (25–7, 25–22, 25–14) [{{{report}}} Report] | ||||
| 16 August 2004 09:00 |
Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg | 0-3 | Template:Vbw | Template:Br separated entries |
| (16–25, 27–29, 12–25) [result Report] | ||||
| 18 August 2004 09:00 |
South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg | 3-0 | Template:Vbw | Template:Br separated entries |
| (25–16, 25–20, 25–19) [result Report] | ||||
| 20 August 2004 19:30 |
Kenya File:Flag of Kenya.svg | 0-3 | Template:Vbw | Template:Br separated entries |
| (17–25, 13–25, 14–25) [result Report] | ||||
| 22 August 2004 11:00 |
Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg | 3–0 | Template:Vbw | Template:Br separated entries |
| (25–8, 25–17, 25–14) [result Report] | ||||
See also
References
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