Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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silver=3
bronze=4
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Kenya competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Medalists

Gold

* Kipchoge Keino — Athletics, Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
* Julius Sang, Charles Asati, Hezekiah 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 Murungu — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

Results by event

=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

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]