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Kenya joined the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and has become very good at Olympic sports, especially running. Kenya has been in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games. They did not go for political reasons.
Kenya's best Olympic sport is track and field, especially middle- and long-distance running. Kenyan runners often win gold medals. They have also won medals in boxing, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. Even though Kenya is not a cold-weather country, they have also been in five Winter Olympic Games.
Kenyan athletes have won 124 medals, all in boxing and track and field. This makes Kenya the most successful African country at the Olympics. In recent years, more Kenyan women have started winning medals. Some athletes born in Kenya now compete for other countries, like Bahrain, in the Olympics. The group that organizes Kenya’s Olympic teams is called the National Olympic Committee of Kenya. It was founded in 1955.
Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by sport
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1956 Melbourne | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1960 Rome | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1964 Tokyo | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
 1968 Mexico City | 39 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
 1972 Munich | 57 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
 1976 Montreal | boycotted | |||||
 1980 Moscow | boycotted | |||||
 1984 Los Angeles | 61 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
 1988 Seoul | 74 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
 1992 Barcelona | 51 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 52 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 38 |
| 2000 Sydney | 56 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
 2004 Athens | 46 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 41 |
 2008 Beijing | 48 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 13 |
 2012 London | 47 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 89 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 85 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
 2024 Paris | 72 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total (16/30) | 866 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 124 | 33 |
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver | did not participate | |||||
 2014 Sochi | ||||||
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing | did not participate | |||||
| 2026 Milano Cortina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2030 French Alps | future event | |||||
| 2034 Utah | ||||||
| Total (5/25) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
List of medalists
Bronze
Gold
Silver
Multiple medal winners
| Athlete | Sex | Sport | Events | Years | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Kipyegon | F |  Athletics | 1500 m, 5000m | 2012–2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Kipchoge Keino | M | Athletics | 1500 m, 5000 m, 3000 m st. | 1964–1972 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Eliud Kipchoge | M | Athletics | 5000 m, marathon | 2004–2020 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ezekiel Kemboi | M | Athletics | 3000 m st. | 2004–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| David Rudisha | M | Athletics | 800 m | 2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Beatrice Chebet | F | Athletics | 5000 m, 10,000m | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vivian Cheruiyot | F | Athletics | 5000 m, 10,000 m | 2000–2016 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Charles Asati | M | Athletics | 4 × 400 m | 1968–1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Munyoro Nyamau | M | Athletics | 4 × 400 m | 1968–1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brimin Kipruto | M | Athletics | 3000 m st. | 2004–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Julius Sang | M | Athletics | 400 m, 4 × 400 m | 1968–1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Naftali Temu | M | Athletics | 5000 m, 10,000 m | 1964–1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pamela Jelimo | F | Athletics | 800 m | 2008–2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Hellen Obiri | F | Athletics | 5000 m, Marathon | 2016–2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Bitok | M | Athletics | 5000 m | 1992–1996 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Tergat | M | Athletics | 10,000 m | 1996–2000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Catherine Ndereba | F | Athletics | Marathon | 2004–2008 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilson Kiprugut | M | Athletics | 800 m | 1964–1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Philip Waruinge | M |  Boxing | Featherweight | 1968–1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Erick Wainaina | M | Athletics | Marathon | 1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bernard Lagat | M | Athletics | 1500 m | 2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hyvin Jepkemoi | F | Athletics | 3000 m st. | 2016–2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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