Kenya at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Kenya
games=2008 Summer
competitors=123
sports=
flagbearer=Grace Momanyi
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gold=5
silver=5
bronze=4
rank=15

Kenya competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Kenya won a toal of 14 medals, 5 of the gold, its best ever performance at the Olympics.

Medalists

Boxing

Kenya qualified five boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Bilali was the only boxer to qualify at the first African qualifying event. [http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=876 1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament] ] The other four boxers all earned spots at the second African tournament. [http://www.aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/581/news.aspx 2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament] ]

In addition, welterweight boxer Nickson Abaka qualified for the olympics, but misses the event due to injury [Daily Nation, July 17, 2008; [http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=5&newsid=127479 Boxer Abaka knocked out of Beijing Olympics as camp is officially opened] ] .

=Taekwondo=

Two Kenyan Taekwondoka will compete at the 2008 olympics [Kenya Times, July 13, 2008: [http://www.kenyatimesonline.com/content.asp?catid=8&articleId=555 Kit boost for Tae-Kwon-Do team] ] :

Men

Women

ee also

* Kenya at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References