Kenya at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 5.000 metres

• John Ngugi

1. First Round — 13:47.93
2. Semi Final — 13:24.43
3. Final — 13:11.70 (→ Gold Medal)

• Yobes Ondieki

1. First Round — 13:58.24
2. Semi Final — 13:22.85
3. Final — 13:52.01 (→ 12th place)

• Charles Cheruiyot

1. First Round — 13:43.11
2. Semi Final — 13:38.44 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10.000 metres

• Kipkemboi Kimeli

1. First Round — 28:00.39
2. Final — 27:25.16 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Moses Tanui

1. First Round — 28:20.98
2. Final — 27:47.23 (→ 8th place)

• Boniface Merande

1. First Round — 28:21.84
2. Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

• Elkana Nyang'au, Kennedy Ondiek, Simeon Kipkemboi, and Peter Wekesa

1. Heat — 40.30
2. Semi Final — 39.47 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

• Tito Sawe, Lucas Sang, Paul Ereng, and Simeon Kipkemboi

1. Heat — 3:05.21
2. Semi Final — 3:03.24
3. Final — 3:04.69 (→ 8th place)

Men's Marathon

• Douglas Wakiihuri

• Final — 2"10:47 (→ Silver Medal)

• Joseph Kipsang

• Final — DNF

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

• Julius Kariuki

1. Heat — 8:33.42
2. Semi Final — 8:18.53
3. Final — 8:05.51 (→ Gold Medal)

• Peter Koech

1. Heat — 8:31.66
2. Semi Final — 8:15.68
3. Final — 8:06.79 (→ Silver Medal)

• Patrick Sang

1. Heat — 8:36.11
2. Semi Final — 8:16.70
3. Final — 8:15.22 (→ 7th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• William Sawe

• Final — 4'25:24 (→ 35th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Joyce Odhiambo

Women's 200 metres

• Joyce Odhiambo

Women's 1,500 metres

• Susan Sirma

Women's 3,000 metres

• Susan Sirma

Women's Marathon

• Pascaline Wangui

• Final — 2"47.42 (→ 49th place)

Women's 400 metres Hurdles

• Rose Tata-Muya

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Maurice Maina

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Mohamed Haddad (Syria), 4:1
• Third Round — Lost to Chatchai Sasakul (Thailand), 0:5

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Anthony Ikegu

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Philippe Desavoye (France), RSC

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Steve Mwema

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Rambahadur Giri (Nepal), RSC
• Third Round — Defeated Alberto Machaze (Mozambique), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Kennedy McKinney (USA), 0:5

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• John Wanjau

• First Round — Defeated Laszlo Szöke (Hungary) on points
• Second Round — Lost to Regilio Tuur (Netherlands) on points

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Patrick Waweru

• First Round — Lost to Andreas Zülow (East Germany), 0:5

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• David Kamau

• First Round — Defeated Abidnasir Shahab (Jordan), RSC
• Second Round — Defeated Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (Cameroon), 5:0
• Third Round — Lost to Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (Mongolia), 0:5

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Robert Wangila → Gold Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Đorđe Petronijević (Yugoslavia), RSC-2
• Third Round — Defeated Khaidavyn Gantulga (Mongolia), AB-2
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Khristo Furnigov (Bulgaria), 5:0
• Semifinals — Defeated Jan Dydak (Poland), walk-over
• Final — Defeated Laurent Boudouani (France), KO-2

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Mohamad Orungi

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Apolinario Silveira (Angola), RSC-2

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Chris Sande → Bronze Medal

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Juan Montiel (Uruguay), KO-3
• Third Round — Defeated Paul Kamela (Cameroon), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Defeated Francis Wanyama (Uganda), 5:0
• Semifinals — Lost to Henry Maske (East Germany), 0:5

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Joseph Akhasamba

• First Round — Defeated Jeffrey Nedd (Aruba), RSC-2
• Second Round — Defeated Sione Vaveni Talia'uli (Tonga), 5:0
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Damir Škaro (Yugoslavia), 0:5

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Harold Obunga

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Tualau Fale (Tonga), RSC-1
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Andrzej Golota (Poland), 0:5

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Chris Odera

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Lost to Lennox Lewis (Canada), referee stopped contest

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Kenya — Australia 1-7
• Kenya — Pakistan 0-8
• Kenya — Spain 2-4
• Kenya — Netherlands 1-2
• Kenya — Argentina 1-5

• Classification Matches

• 9th-12th place: Kenya — South Korea 2-5
• 11th-12th place: Kenya — Canada 1-3 (→ 12th place)

• Team Roster

• ( 1.) Paul Sewe Omany
• ( 2.) Parminder Saini
• ( 3.) Roy Odhier
• ( 4.) Charles Oguk
• ( 5.) John Eliud Okoth
• ( 6.) Michael Omondi
• ( 7.) Sam Ngoyo
• ( 8.) Peter Akatsa
• ( 9.) Sanjiwan Goyal
• (10.) Christopher Otambo
• (11.) Lucas Alubaha
• (12.) Victor Owino
• (13.) Samson Oriso
• (14.) Inderjit Matharu
• (15.) Samson Muange
• (16.) Julius Mutua

• Head Coach: Gursharam Singh Lall

4 wrestlers from Kenya participated for the first time in the country's history in Olympics Wrestling event, namely:

• Lamachi Elimu
• Waruingi Kimani
• Maisiba Obwoge
• Kiptoo Salbei