# Kenya at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 27 competitors, all men, took part in 13 events in 4 sports.

## 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
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Seraphino Antao | 100 m | 10.64 | 1 Q | 10.61 | 3 Q | 10.72 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Seraphino Antao | 200 m | 21.44 | 1 Q | 21.43 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Seraphino Antao | 110 m hurdles | 15.13 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bartonjo Rotich | 400 m | 47.89 | 3 Q | 47.97 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bartonjo Rotich | 400 m hurdles | 51.39 | 2 Q | — | — | 51.97 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nyandika Maiyoro | 5000 m | 14:06.29 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:53.25 | 6 |
| Arere Anentia | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:01.00 | 19 |
| Kanuti Sum | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:46:55.2 | 59 |

## Hockey
### Roster

* Saude George
* Anthony Vaz
* Avtar Singh Sohal
* Nil Jagnandan Singh
* Surjeet Singh Deol
* Silvester Fernandes
* Edgar Fernandes
* Hilary Fernandes
* Surjeet Singh Panesar
* Pritam Singh Sandhu
* Alu Mendonca
* John Simonian
* Kirpal Singh Bhardwaj
* Gursaran Singh Sehmi
* Egbert Fernandes
* Krishnan Kumar Aggarwal

### Preliminary round
#### Group C

* August 29 10:00
| Kenya | 1–0 (0–0) | Germany |
| H. Fernandes 45' | | |
* Stadio dei Marmi Umpires: Burgess (GBR), H. Singh (IND)
* September 1 15:00
| Kenya | 7–0 (3–0) | Italy |
| E. Fernandes 14' H. Fernandes 17', 64', 65' Sohal 24', 48' Pianesi 42' (OG) | | |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: Bernet (SUI), Harasta (AUT)
* September 3 16:30
| Kenya | 0–0 (0–0) | France |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: H. Singh (IND), Burgess (GBR)

##### Group standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |

### Play-offs
#### Quarter-final

* September 5 15:00
| Great Britain | 2–1 (0–1) | Kenya |
| Saunders 36', 115' | | Sohal 22' |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: G. Singh (IND), Ghosh (IND)
Winning goal scored in sixth period of extra time.

### Classification matches
#### Fifth to eighth place

* September 8 16:30
| Australia | 1–1 (0–0) | Kenya |
| Crossman 40' | | Deol 63' |
* Olympic Velodrome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED), Glichitch (FRA)
The match was suspended due to darkness after 40 minutes of extra time, ending in a 1–1 draw; Australia was initially awarded the match by a coin toss, but after an appeal by Kenya, the match was declared a draw and a replay ordered. Australia won that match played on 10 September, 2–1.
* September 10 16:30
| Australia | 2–1 (0–0) | Kenya |
| Evans 64', 69' | | Panaser 42' |
* Campo Tre Fontane Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED), Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)
| Kenya | — | Germany |
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Germany was unable to play in the match against Kenya, so the match was scratched and both teams were awarded seventh place.

## Sailing

Three Kenyan sailors competed in two different disciplines in the Olympic Regatta in Naples.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Daniel MacKenzie | Finn | 25 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 25 | 1,686 | 29 |
| Anthony Bentley-Buckle Ronald Blaker | Flying Dutchman | 8 | 14 | DNF | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 2,680 | 20 |

## Shooting

Three shooters represented Kenya in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Edward Penn | 50m pistol | 340 | 41 Q | 521 | 40 |
| Charles Trotter | 50m rifle, prone | 381 | 48 Q | 574 | 37 |
| Petrus Visagie | 50m rifle, prone | 383 | 37 Q | 571 | 43 |