The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 25 competitors, 24 men and 1 woman, took part in 10 events in 4 sports.
Athletics
Men's 5000 metres
- Nyandika Maiyoro (→7th place)
Men's Marathon
- Arap Sum Kanuti — 2:58:42 (→ 31st place)
High Jump
- Joseph Leresae (→18th place)
Hockey
The following players represented Kenya:
- Roland Frank
- Anthony Vaz
- Balbir Singh Sidhu
- Peter Dalgado
- Surjeet Singh Deol
- Tejinder Singh Rao
- Gursaran Singh Sehmi
- Tejparkash Singh Brar
- Reynold D'Souza
- Hardev Singh Kular
- Alu Mendonca
- Michael Pereira
- Bill Plenderleith
- Dudley Coulson
Shooting
Two shooters represented Kenya in 1956.
- 50 m rifle, three positions
- Roy Congreve
- Charles Trotter
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Roy Congreve
- Charles Trotter
Swimming
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
