Kenyan athletes have won a total of 75 medals, all in athletics and boxing at the Summer Olympics.

Over time Kenya has been represented in athletics, boxing, cycling, swimming, hockey and archery. Kenya’s first participation at the Summer Olympic Games was in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia where it sent 3 athletes to compete in Men’s 5000M (Nyandika Maiyoro), Marathon (Arap Sum Kanuti) and High jump (Joseph Leresae) who failed to win any medal.

Nyandika Maiyoro (5000M) was the only competitor for the next Olympic Games in 1960 in Rome Italy finishing in 6th position.

Kenya registered its maiden medal through a Bronze medal won by Wilson Kiprugut in Men’s 800M in Tokyo, Japan at the 1964 Games also competed by Men’s hockey team.

The Summer Olympic Games held in Mexico City, Mexico in 1968 proved successful with Kenya winning 3 Gold medals through Kipchoge Keino (1500M), Naftali Temu (10,000M) and Amos Biwott (3000M steeplechase), 4 Silver and 2 Bronze medals as was at the next Games held at Munich, West Germany in 1972 with 2 gold medals through Kipchoge Keino (3000M steeplechase) and the 4x400M relay team, 3 Silver and Bronze medals.