KEN Africa
Kenya
- international medals
- 4,147
- of them gold
- 1,672
- national titles
- 1,913
About
AK
Athletics Kenya
Affiliation
World Athletics (1954)
African Athletics Confederation
Foundation: 1951
National CH start: ?
Olympics debut: 1956
Official Web site
www.athleticskenya.or.ke
Medals
35 championships · senior, age-group, multi-sport and roadInternational · all levels
G 1,672
S 1,422
B 1,053
By level Bar length is total medals (square-root scale). Pick a level to filter the table.
National titles 1,913
ChampionshipGSBTotal
Global 502 · 413 · 319
Olympic Games 38 44 35 117World Championships 72 60 49 181World Indoor Championships 8 14 16 38World Cross Country Champs 160 113 81 354World U20 CH 95 76 58 229World U18 CH 47 45 25 117World Relays 3 6 3 12Universiade 8 8 9 25Youth Olympics 8 3 4 15Goodwill Games 10 10 14 34World Half Marathon CH 53 34 23 110Ultimate Championships – – 1 1World Race Walking Cup – – 1 1Continental 777 · 681 · 445
African Games 90 98 85 273African Championships 168 148 132 448African Cross Country Championships 50 24 18 92East African Championships 321 267 132 720African Youth Games 12 23 10 45African Combined Events Champs – – 1 1African U20 CH 105 93 46 244African U18 CH 31 28 21 80Regional & multi-sport 81 · 71 · 61
Commonwealth Games 81 71 61 213Road races 312 · 257 · 228
Tokyo Marathon 14 11 14 39Boston Marathon 45 25 30 100London Marathon 35 27 17 79Berlin Marathon 27 31 24 82Sydney Marathon 17 15 11 43Chicago Marathon 32 29 27 88New York Marathon 35 30 24 89Paris Marathon 27 19 28 74Amsterdam Marathon 30 28 19 77Valencia Marathon 25 23 21 69Istanbul Marathon 25 19 13 57National 1,913 · 8 · 11
AAA Championships 9 7 11 27Kenyan Championships 1,904 1 – 1,905Most decorated
International medals- 1
Faith Kipyegon Women · 1500m, 5000m +6 Gold 20 Silver 5 Bronze 1 - 2 Paul Tergat Men · 10,000m, Half marathon +3 Gold 17 Silver 7 Bronze 3
- 3
Eliud Kipchoge Men · 3000m, 5000m +4 Gold 17 Silver 6 Bronze 2 - 4 John Ngugi Men · 1500m, 5000m +3 Gold 17 Silver 1 Bronze 2
- 5 Vivian Cheruiyot Women · 3000m, 5000m +7 Gold 14 Silver 13 Bronze 7
- 6 Beatrice Chebet Women · 5000m, 10,000m +5 Gold 14 Silver 2 Bronze 1
- 7 Joyce Odhiambo Women · 100m, 200m +2 Gold 13 Silver 3 Bronze 1
- 8
Hellen Obiri Women · 1500m, 3000m +6 Gold 12 Silver 8 Bronze 2 - 9 Tegla Loroupe Women · 10,000m, Half marathon +3 Gold 12 Silver 2 Bronze 4
- 10 Hellen Kimaiyo Women · 1500m, 3000m +3 Gold 12 Silver 2 Bronze 2
- 11 Mercy Cherono Women · 3000m, 5000m +5 Gold 11 Silver 5 Bronze 0
- 12 Sally Barsosio Women · 1500m, 3000m +6 Gold 11 Silver 4 Bronze 5
Hosted in Kenya
2029 No results yet World Championships Nairobi2021 Results World U20 CH Nairobi ↗ · 17–22 Aug2017 Results World U18 CH Nairobi · 12–16 Jul2010 Results African Championships Nairobi ↗ · 28 Jul – 1 Aug2007 Results World Cross Country Champs Mombasa · 24 Mar1995 Results East African Championships Nairobi · 20–21 May1988 Results East African Championships Nairobi · 1–2 Jul1987 Results African Games Nairobi ↗ · 1–12 AugStories
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1 Oct 2023 Welteji stuns Kipyegon on the road World RR Championships headline belongs to Welteji who stuns Kipyegon.