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Kenya made its debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne and has since become one of the most successful countries in Olympic sports, especially in running. The nation has taken part in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games, which it did not attend for political reasons.
Kenya's Olympic success is mostly in track and field events, especially in middle- and long-distance running, where Kenyan athletes have often won gold medals. They have also won medals in boxing, especially from the 1960s through the 1980s. Although Kenya is not usually known for cold-weather sports, it has also taken part in five Winter Olympic Games.
Kenyan athletes have won 124 medals in total, all in boxing and track and field, making Kenya the most successful African country at the Olympics. In recent years, more Kenyan women have started winning medals, showing great progress in female sports. 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, which 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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