This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Kenya at the Olympics.[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
1 1964 Summer Kip Keino[a] Athletics [3]
2 1972 Summer Kip Keino Athletics
3 1984 Summer James Omondi Boxing
4 1988 Summer Patrick Waweru Boxing
5 1992 Summer Patrick Sang Athletics
6 1996 Summer Paul Tergat Athletics
7 1998 Winter Philip Boit Cross-country skiing
8 2000 Summer Kennedy Ochieng Athletics
9 2002 Winter Philip Boit Cross-country skiing
10 2004 Summer Violet Barasa Volleyball
11 2006 Winter Philip Boit Cross-country skiing
12 2008 Summer Grace Kwamboka Momanyi Athletics[b]
13 2012 Summer Jason Dunford Swimming
14 2016 Summer Shehzana Anwar Archery
15 2018 Winter Sabrina Simader Alpine skiing [4]
16 2020 Summer Andrew Amonde Rugby sevens [5]
Mercy Moim Volleyball
17 2024 Summer Triza Atuka Volleyball [6]
Ferdinand Omanyala Athletics

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Seraphino Antao was originally scheduled to be the flag bearer. He became ill two days before the opening ceremony and chose to have Keino carry the flag instead.[2]
  2. ^ Did not compete.[3]

References

  1. ^ Kenya. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ Fernandes, Cyprian (23 October 2018). "Goan Voice Newsletter: Tuesday 23 Oct. 2018: Ray Batchelor: The Sultan of sport (22 Oct.)". The Goan Voice. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Flagbearers for Kenya". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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