Kenya competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan for the first time as an independent country. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 21 events in 5 sports. Wilson Kiprugut won the nation's first ever Olympic medal. Medalists Athletics Boxing Hockey Kenya national field hockey team finished 6th Sailing Peter Cooke Rank 24 Shooting Four shooters represented Kenya in 1964. 25 m pistol Leonard Bull Alan Handford-Rice 50 m pistol Michael Horner 50 m rifle, prone Nigel Vernon-Roberts References External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1964 1964 in Kenyan sport