Kenya_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics

Kenya at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Kenya at the; 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Sydney
Competitors	56 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Kennedy Ochieng
Medals; Ranked 29th	Gold 2 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 7
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Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Kenya competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Reuben Kosgei	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	29 September
Gold	Noah Ngeny	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	29 September
Silver	Paul Tergat	Athletics	Men's 10,000 m	25 September
Silver	Wilson Boit Kipketer	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	29 September
Silver	Erick Wainaina	Athletics	Men's marathon	1 October
Bronze	Joyce Chepchumba	Athletics	Women's marathon	24 September
Bronze	Bernard Lagat	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	29 September

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dominic Rebelo	Men's individual	500	63	Oh (KOR) L 132–168	Did not advance

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ezra Sambu	200 metres	21.23	52	Did not advance
David Kirui	400 metres	45.69	18 Q	46.00	29	Did not advance
Kennedy Ochieng	400 metres	Did not finish		Did not advance
Japheth Kimutai	800 metres	1:45.60	3 Q	—	1:45.64	12	Did not advance
Joseph Mutua		1:47.86	32	—	Did not advance
William Yiampoy		1:47.35	17 q	—	1:45.88	13	Did not advance
Bernard Lagat	1500 metres	3:40.42	20 Q	—	3:37.84	2 Q	3:32.44
Noah Ngeny		3:38.03	1 Q	—	3:39.29	8 Q	3:32.07 OR
William Chirchir		3:40.22	25	—	Did not advance
David Chelule	5000 metres	13:29.98	13 Q	—	13:37.13	5
Julius Gitahi		13:23.12	5 Q	—	13:39.11	9
Richard Limo		13:23.17	6 Q	—	13:39.43	10
Patrick Ivuti	10,000 metres	27:50.10	10 Q	—	27:20.44	4
John Korir		27:50.19	11 Q	—	27:24.75	5
Paul Tergat		27:44.07	2 Q	—	27:18.29
Kenneth Cheruiyot	Marathon	—	Did not finish
Elijah Lagat		—	Did not finish
Eric Wainaina		—	2:10:31
Erick Keter	400 metres hurdles	50.06	18 q	—	51.25	24	Did not advance
Hillary Maritim	400 metres hurdles	51.04	39	—	Did not advance
Bernard Barmasai	3000 metres steeplechase	8:23.08	4 Q	—	8:22.23	4
Wilson Boit Kipketer		8:22.07	2 Q	—	8:21.77
Reuben Kosgei		8:23.17	5 Q	—	8:21.43
Ezra Sambu Samson Yego Joseph Mutua Julius Chepkwony	4 × 400 metres relay	3:06.77	16 Q	—	Disqualified		Did not advance
David Kimutai	20 kilometres walk	—	1:28:45	39
Julius Sawe	20 kilometres walk	—	1:30:55	42

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Naomi Mugo	1500 metres	4:13.18	31	—	Did not advance
Lydia Cheromei	5000 metres	15:09.32	6 Q	—	14:47.35	6
Rose Cheruiyot		15:13.18	12 Q	—	14:58.07	11
Vivian Cheruiyot		15:11.11	10 q	—	15:33.66	14
Sally Barsosio	10,000 metres	32:34.07	9 Q	—	31:57.41	17
Tegla Loroupe		32:06.41	2 Q	—	30:37.26	5
Alice Timbilil		32:34.15	10 Q	—	31:50.22	14
Joyce Chepchumba	Marathon	—	2:24:45
Tegla Loroupe		—	2:29:45	13
Esther Wanjiru		—	2:26:17	4

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Suleiman Bilali	Light flyweight	Bye	Matyhila (RSA) W RSC–R1	Lozano (ESP) L 10–11	Did not advance
Fred Kinuthia	Light welterweight	Neequaye (GHA) L 2–14	Did not advance
Peter Ngumi	Middleweight	Alakbarov (AZE) L 3–12	Did not advance
George Odindo	Light heavyweight	Katulevsky (KGZ) L 2–11	Did not advance

Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Team	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kenya women	Women's tournament	Brazil L 0–3	United States L 0–3	Australia L 1–3	China L 0–3	Croatia L 1–3	6	Did not advance

#	Name	Date of Birth	Height	Weight
—	Mary Ayuma	23.10.1966	168	71
—	Violet Barasa	21.06.1975	178	65
—	Ednah Chepngeno	15.07.1977	178	72
—	Margaret Indakala	24.08.1962	178	75
—	Jackline Makokha	15.11.1974	175	63
—	Roselidah Mangala	23.12.1973	180	70
—	Gladys Nasikanda	25.07.1978	181	75
—	Dorcas Ndasaba	31.03.1971	174	72
—	Judith Serenge	21.01.1971	162	62
—	Nancy Waswa	28.12.1971	174	60
—	Doris Wefwafwa	24.12.1966	170	72
—	Emily Wesutila	08.03.1973	153	60

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	5	0	10	15	1	15.000	395	272	1.452	Quarterfinals
2	United States	5	4	1	9	13	4	3.250	392	306	1.281
3	Croatia	5	3	2	8	9	9	1.000	411	389	1.057
4	China	5	2	3	7	8	9	0.889	371	365	1.016
5	Australia	5	1	4	6	4	13	0.308	303	408	0.743
6	Kenya	5	0	5	5	2	15	0.133	280	412	0.680

Date	Venue		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Total
16 Sep	12:30	Brazil	3–0	Kenya	25–8	25–11	25–13		75–32	Report
18 Sep	14:30	United States	3–0	Kenya	25–16	25–6	25–16		75–38	Report
20 Sep	14:30	Kenya	1–3	Australia	25–16	20–25	15–25	26–28	86–94	Report
22 Sep	10:00	China	3–0	Kenya	25–15	25–14	25–18		75–47	Report
24 Sep	10:00	Kenya	1–3	Croatia	25–18	16–25	18–25	18–25	77–93	Report