Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Kenya at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code KEN
NOC National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Munich
Competitors 57 (55 men, 2 women) in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 3 4 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Kenya competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 57 competitors, 55 men and 2 women, took part in 29 events in 4 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • First Heat 10.60s (→ did not advance)
  • First Heat 10.76s (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat 1:47.3
  • Semifinals 1:45.9
  • Final 1:46.0 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat 1:47.4
  • Semifinals 1:47.6
  • Final 1:46.5 (→ 5th place)
  • Heat 1:48.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat 3:40.0
  • Semifinals 3:41.2
  • Final 3:36.8 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat 3:42.2
  • Semifinals 3:41.3
  • Final 3:38.4 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat 3:52.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat 13:37.2 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 13:41.4 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 13:56.8 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Franco Udella (ITA), 0:5

Men's Welterweight ( 67 kg)

  • 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)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Mikko Saarinen (FIN), TKO-2

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

  • 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)
  • 13th/14th place: Defeated Argentina (1-0) after extra time → 13th place
  • 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

Shooting

Nine male shooters represented Kenya in 1972.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

References

  1. "Kenya at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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