Kenya competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan for the first time as an independent country. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 21 events in 5 sports. Wilson Kiprugut won the nation's first ever Olympic medal.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's 800m 16 October
Athletics
Boxing
Hockey
Kenya national field hockey team finished 6th
Sailing
Peter Cooke Rank 24
Shooting
Four shooters represented Kenya in 1964.
25 m pistol Leonard Bull Alan Handford-Rice
50 m pistol Michael Horner
50 m rifle, prone Nigel Vernon-Roberts
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database