| Kenya at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KEN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Kenya |
| inAtlanta | |
| Competitors | 52 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Paul Tergat |
| Medals Ranked 38th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Kenya competed at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta,United States, from 19 July to 4 August 1996.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Joseph Keter | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 August |
 Silver | Pauline Konga | Athletics | Women's 5000 m | 28 July |
| Silver | Paul Tergat | Athletics | Men's 10,000 m | 29 July |
| Silver | Moses Kiptanui | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 August |
| Silver | Paul Bitok | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | 3 August |
 Bronze | Fred Onyancha | Athletics | Men's 800 m | 31 July |
| Bronze | Stephen Kipkorir | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 3 August |
| Bronze | Erick Wainaina | Athletics | Men's marathon | 4 August |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 34 | 9 | 43 |
| Boxing | 5 | – | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 10 | 52 |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Dominic Rebelo | Individual | 518 | 64 |  Michele Frangilli (ITA)L142-166 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jennifer Mbuta | Individual | 500 | 64 |  Lina Herasymenko (UKR)L126-156 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Remmy Limo | Long jump | 7.46 | 37 | Did not advance | |
| Jacob Katonon | Triple jump | 16.17 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Naomi Mugo | 1500 metres | 4:13.35 | 18Q | N/A | 4:20.01 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Lydia Cheromei | 5000 metres | 15:49.85 | 27 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
| Rose Cheruiyot | 5000 metres | 15:26.87 | 15q | N/A | 15:17.33 | 8 | |||
| Pauline Konga | 5000 metres | 15:07.01 | 1Q | N/A | 15:03.49 |  | |||
| Sally Barsosio | 10000 metres | 31:36.00 | 2Q | N/A | 31:53.38 | 10 | |||
| Tegla Loroupe | 10000 metres | 32:28.73 | 16Q | N/A | 31:23.22 | 6 | |||
| Joyce Chepchumba | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Selina Chirchir | Marathon | N/A | Did not finish | ||||||
| Angeline Kanana | Marathon | N/A | 2:34:19 | 15 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| George Maina Kinianjui | Lightweight |  Shin (KOR)L RSC | Did not advance | ||||
| Peter Bulinga | Light-welterweight |  Allalou (ALG)L 17-3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Evans Ashira | Welterweight |  Atayev (UZB)L 15-10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Peter Odhiambo | Light-heavyweight |  Mbongo (CMR)L 15-6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ahmed Rajab Omari | Heavyweight | bye |  Defiagbon (CAN)L 15-4 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Anuj Desai | 50 metre rifle prone | 586 | 49 | Did not advance | 49 | |
| Athletes | Events | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Collins Okothnyawallo | -99 kg | 125 | 25 | 150 | 25 | 275 | 25 |
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