▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁Olympic ▁history , ▁Ken ya ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁more ▁female ▁than ▁male ▁athlet es ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁vol ley ball ▁team . ▁The ▁Ken yan ▁team ▁featured ▁Olympic ▁medal ists ▁Paul ▁Ter gat ▁in ▁men ' s ▁mar athon , ▁and ▁Bernard ▁Lag at , ▁who ▁would ▁imm igr ate ▁to ▁America ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁middle - distance ▁running . ▁Among ▁these ▁medal ists , ▁Lag at ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁to ▁his ▁career ▁hardware ▁for ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁team ▁at ▁these ▁Games ▁before ▁his ▁imp ending ▁transfer . ▁Vol ley ball ▁team ▁captain ▁V io let ▁Bar asa ▁became ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁female ▁flag ▁bear er ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Ken ya ▁left ▁Ath ens ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁seven ▁Olympic ▁med als ▁( one ▁gold , ▁four ▁silver , ▁and ▁two ▁bronze ), ▁matching ▁its ▁record ▁with ▁Sydney ▁four ▁years ▁earlier . ▁E zek iel ▁K em bo i ▁managed ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁only ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁m ▁ste e ple ch ase , ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁his ▁team m ates ▁Br imin ▁Ki pr uto ▁and ▁Paul ▁K ips iele ▁Ko ech ▁taking ▁home ▁the ▁silver ▁and ▁bronze , ▁as ▁they ▁all ▁clim bed ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁pod ium ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁Ken ya ' s ▁Olympic ▁history ▁since ▁ 1