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 Nations at the 1956 Summer Olympics 1956 1956 in Kenyan sport 1956 Summer Olympics