Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name=vbar/>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Template:Gold medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Women's marathon	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Women's 5000 m	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	Template:Dts
Template:Silver medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	Template:Dts
Template:Bronze medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	Template:Dts
Template:Bronze medal	Template:Sortname	Athletics	Men's 5000 m	Template:Dts

Athletics

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Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Victor Kibet	400 m	Template:Abbr		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	Template:Silver02
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	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
John Kibowen		13:19.65	4 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	13:18.24	6
Eliud Kipchoge		13:19.01	2 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	13:15.10	Template:Bronze03
Charles Kamathi	10000 m	colspan=4 Template:N/a	28:17.08	13
John Cheruiyot Korir		colspan=4 Template:N/a	27:41.91	6
Moses Mosop		colspan=4 Template:N/a	27:46.61	7
Ezekiel Kemboi	3000 m steeplechase	8:18.20	2 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	8:05.81	Template:Gold01
Brimin Kipruto		8:15.11	1 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	8:06.11	Template:Silver02
Paul Kipsiele Koech		8:24.68	3 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	8:06.64	Template:Bronze03
Paul Tergat	Marathon	colspan=4 Template:N/a	2:14:45	10
Erick Wainaina		colspan=4 Template:N/a	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	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr
Isabella Ochichi		14:55.69	4 Q	colspan=2 Template:N/a	14:48.19	Template:Silver02
Jane Wanjiku		15:14.57	9	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Did not advance
Sally Barsosio	10000 m	colspan=4 Template:N/a	32:14.00	17
Alice Timbilil		colspan=4 Template:N/a	32:12.57	16
Lucy Wangui		colspan=4 Template:N/a	31:05.90	9
Alice Chelangat	Marathon	colspan=4 Template:N/a	2:33:52	11
Catherine Ndereba		colspan=4 Template:N/a	2:26:32	Template:Silver02
Margaret Okayo		colspan=4 Template:N/a	Template:Abbr

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

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See also

• Kenya at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
• Kenya at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

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