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Olympic Games
1992 Summer Olympics
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona 1992 was a landmark moment for Kenya's athletics team. Kenya achieved its first Olympic clean sweep in an event as Matthew Birir, Patrick Sang, and William Mutwol filled the Men's 3,000m Steeplechase podium.
Kenya archive
Kenya at this edition
- 49
- Squad
- 40
- Men
- 9
- Women
- 8
- Medals
- 5
- Sports
From the archive
Edition Notes
- Kenya swept the Men's 3,000m Steeplechase podium
- First Games since the end of the Cold War
- First Olympics unaffected by boycotts since 1972
- South Africa returned after a 32-year ban.
Team Kenya
Squad Summary
Squad total: 49
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 29 | 9 | 38 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| All sports | 40 | 9 | 49 |
Verified honours
Medallists
- Gold
- 2
- Silver
- 4
- Bronze
- 2
Matthew Birir
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
Gold
08:08.84
William Tanui
Men’s 800m
Gold
01:43.66
Nixon Kiprotich
Men’s 800m
Silver
01:43.70
Patrick Sang
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
Silver
08:09.55
Paul Bitok
Men’s 5,000m
Silver
13:12.71
Richard Chelimo
Men’s 10,000m
Silver
27:47.72
Samson Kitur
Men’s 400m
Bronze
44.24
William Mutwol
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
Bronze
08:10.74