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Kenya at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Kenya at the; 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	KEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Athens
Competitors	46 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Violet Barasa
Medals; Ranked 41st	Gold 1 Silver 4 Bronze 2 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Kenya competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and United States boycott.

National Olympic Committee Kenya (NOCK) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. A total of 46 athletes, 22 men and 24 women, competed only in athletics (specifically in the middle-distance events and marathon), rowing, swimming, and volleyball, the nation's team-based sport at these games. For the first time in its Olympic history, Kenya was represented by more female than male athletes due to the participation of the women's volleyball team. The Kenyan team featured Olympic medalists Paul Tergat in men's marathon, and Bernard Lagat, who would emigrate to America a year later, in the men's middle-distance running.^[2] Among these medalists, Lagat only managed to add a bronze medal to his career hardware for the Kenyan team at these Games before his impending transfer. Volleyball team captain Violet Barasa became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

Kenya left Athens with a total of seven Olympic medals (one gold, four silver, and two bronze), matching its record with Sydney four years earlier. Ezekiel Kemboi managed to capture the nation's only gold medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, and enjoyed his teammates Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech taking home the silver and bronze, as they all climbed on top of the podium for the second time in Kenya's Olympic history since 1992.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ezekiel Kemboi	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	August 24
Silver	Catherine Ndereba	Athletics	Women's marathon	August 22
Silver	Isabella Ochichi	Athletics	Women's 5000 m	August 23
Silver	Bernard Lagat	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	August 24
Silver	Brimin Kipruto	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	August 24
Bronze	Paul Kipsiele Koech	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	August 24
Bronze	Eliud Kipchoge	Athletics	Men's 5000 m	August 28

Athletics

Kenyan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^[4]^[5]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Victor Kibet	400 m	DNF		Did not advance
Vincent Mumo Kiilu		46.31	5	Did not advance
Ezra Sambu		45.59	2 Q	45.84	7	Did not advance
Wilfred Bungei	800 m	1:44.84	1 Q	1:44.28	1 Q	1:45.31	5
Joseph Mutua		1:45.65	1 Q	1:45.54	3	Did not advance
Michael Rotich		1:46.42	5	Did not advance
Timothy Kiptanui	1500 m	3:37.71	2 Q	3:41.04	3 Q	3:35.61	4
Bernard Lagat		3:39.80	2 Q	3:35.84	2 Q	3:34.30
Isaac Kiprono Songok		3:38.89	5 Q	3:37.10	7 q	3:41.72	12
Abraham Chebii	5000 m	13:22.30	5 Q	—		DNF
John Kibowen		13:19.65	4 Q	—		13:18.24	6
Eliud Kipchoge		13:19.01	2 Q	—		13:15.10
Charles Kamathi	10000 m	—				28:17.08	13
John Cheruiyot Korir		—				27:41.91	6
Moses Mosop		—				27:46.61	7
Ezekiel Kemboi	3000 m steeplechase	8:18.20	2 Q	—		8:05.81
Brimin Kipruto		8:15.11	1 Q	—		8:06.11
Paul Kipsiele Koech		8:24.68	3 Q	—		8:06.64
Paul Tergat	Marathon	—				2:14:45	10
Erick Wainaina	Marathon	—				2:13:30	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Faith Macharia	800 m	2:06.31	6	Did not advance
Nancy Langat	1500 m	4:06.94	4 Q	4:07.57	7	Did not advance
Edith Masai	5000 m	15:01.92	5 Q	—		DNF
Isabella Ochichi		14:55.69	4 Q	—		14:48.19
Jane Wanjiku		15:14.57	9	—		Did not advance
Sally Barsosio	10000 m	—				32:14.00	17
Alice Timbilil		—				32:12.57	16
Lucy Wangui		—				31:05.90	9
Alice Chelangat	Marathon	—				2:33:52	11
Catherine Ndereba		—				2:26:32
Margaret Okayo		—				DNF

Rowing

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ibrahim Githaiga	Single sculls	8:13.33	4 R	7:25.58	4 SD/E	7:40.78	6 FE	7:29.02	29

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Amar Shah	100 m breaststroke	1:10.17	58	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eva Donde	50 m freestyle	29.47	57	Did not advance

Volleyball

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Kenyan roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Head coach: Muge Kibet

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2004 club
1	Philister Jebet-Sang	12 September 1984	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	276 cm (109 in)	Indian Hills Community College
4	Abigael Tarus	26 August 1981	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	282 cm (111 in)	261 cm (103 in)	Kenya Pipelines
5	Nancy Nyongesa	18 June 1987	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	260 cm (100 in)	Lugulu
6	Catherine Wanjiru	7 August 1978	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	285 cm (112 in)	265 cm (104 in)	Kenya Pipelines
7	Janet Wanja	24 February 1984	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Kenya Pipelines
9	Dorcas Nakhomicha	31 March 1971	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Telkom Volleyball
11	Roselidah Obunaga	23 December 1973	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	284 cm (112 in)	272 cm (107 in)	Missouri State University
13	Leonidas Kamende	28 August 1979	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	291 cm (115 in)	277 cm (109 in)	Kenya Pipelines
14	Violet Barasa (C)	21 June 1975	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	308 cm (121 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Panellinios V.C.
15	Gladys Nasikanda	25 July 1978	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Union University
17	Mercy Wesutila (L)	8 March 1976	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Kenya Pipelines
18	Judith Serenge	21 January 1976	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)	60 kg (130 lb)	256 cm (101 in)	245 cm (96 in)	Kenya Pipelines

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	Brazil	5	5	0	10	15	2	7.500	410	326	1.258	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	5	4	1	9	14	3	4.667	392	305	1.285
3	South Korea	5	3	2	8	9	7	1.286	355	352	1.009
4	Japan	5	2	3	7	6	10	0.600	346	343	1.009
5	Greece	5	1	4	6	5	12	0.417	349	383	0.911
6	Kenya	5	0	5	5	0	15	0.000	236	379	0.623

Source: FIVB

14 August 2004 16:00	Greece	3–0	Kenya	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Ibrahim Al Naama (QAT)
	(25–7, 25–22, 25–14)

16 August 2004 09:00	Kenya	0-3	Brazil	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Umit Sokullu (TUR)
	(16–25, 27–29, 12–25) result

18 August 2004 09:00	South Korea	3-0	Kenya	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: de Jan Jovanovic (SCG), Karin Zahorcova (CZE)
	(25–16, 25–20, 25–19) result

20 August 2004 19:30	Kenya	0-3	Italy	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Francisco Medina Guzman (CUB), Patricia Salvatore (USA)
	(17–25, 13–25, 14–25) result

22 August 2004 11:00	Japan	3–0	Kenya	Peace and Friendship Stadium Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Umit Sokullu (TUR)
	(25–8, 25–17, 25–14) result