Kennedy Ochieng
Kenyan sprinter
Kennedy Ochieng (born 30 December 1971) is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was the flagbearer for Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 11th (sf) | 400m | 46.88 |
8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.86 | |||
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 2nd | 400 m | 46.23 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 400 m | 45.68 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.82 | |||
African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 400 m | 45.29 | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.52 |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 8th | 400 m | 45.56 |
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 400 m | 44.77 |
External links
- Kennedy Ochieng at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kennedy Ochieng". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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Preceded by | Flagbearer for ![]() Sydney 2000 | Succeeded by |
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African Games champions in men's 400 metres
- 1965: Wilson Kiprugut (KEN)
- 1973: Charles Asati (KEN)
- 1978: Hassan El Kashief (SUD)
- 1987: Innocent Egbunike (NGR)
- 1991–95: Samson Kitur (KEN)
- 1999: Kennedy Ochieng (KEN)
- 2003: Ezra Sambu (KEN)
- 2007: California Molefe (BOT)
- 2011: Rabah Yousif (SUD)
- 2015: Isaac Makwala (BOT)
- 2019: Leungo Scotch (BOT)
- 2023: Chidi Okezie (NGR)
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