# Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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

## Medalists

| 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 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 27 | 9 | 36 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 56 |

## Archery

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### 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

### Track and road events

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

### Track and road events

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

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fred Kinuthia | Light welterweight | Neequaye (GHA) L 2–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Ngumi | Middleweight | Alakbarov (AZE) L 3–12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Odindo | Light heavyweight | Katulevsky (KGZ) L 2–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ken Muhindi | Men's cross-country | –4 laps | 39 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kim Jin-woo | 100m butterfly | 59.55 | 60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maria Awori | 100m freestyle | 1:06.23 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Indoor
#### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

* Team Roster
* Head coach: Sadatoshi Sugawara
| # | 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 |

##### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 411 | 389 | 1.057 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 371 | 365 | 1.016 | Quarterfinals |
| 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 |