Tecla Chemabwai Sang, the first Kenyan woman Olympian who won a Silver medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics. It was also a bad moment for Kenya in 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, where no athlete ascended to the podium. [PHOTOS BY PETER OCHIENG/STANDARD]Wilson Kiprugut Chumo struck Kenya’s first Olympic medal when he won 800m bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Tegla Sang was the first Kenyan woman to compete at the 1968 Olympics in 1968. It was another 12 years before Pauline Konga became the first Kenyan woman Olympic medallist after winning silver in 5,000m in Atlanta in 1996.

Source: Standard Digital February 19, 2021 18:16 UTC