Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Kenya competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1956, having boycotted the 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games.

Kenya at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codeKEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors85 in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Mercy Moim
Andrew Amonde
Flag bearer (closing)Timothy Cheruiyot
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
4
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Kenya's medal tally was slightly down from 6 gold and 13 total medals in 2016, but it still won far more medals than any other African nation.

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