Kenya national field hockey team
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The Kenyan National Field Hockey Team represent Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) in the international field hockey
competition. Kenya's best result in the Hockey World Cup
was fourth place in 1971. The home venue of the team is the City Park Hockey Stadium in Nairobi.
a total of seven times.
All-Africa Games
African Cup for Nations
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
competition. Kenya's best result in the Hockey World Cup
Hockey World Cup
The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...
was fourth place in 1971. The home venue of the team is the City Park Hockey Stadium in Nairobi.
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World Cup record
- 19711971 Men's Hockey World CupThe 1971 Hockey World Cup for men was the inaugural tournament of the Hockey World Cup. It was held from October 15 to October 24. Pakistan defeated the host team with a 1–0 victory to lift the trophy.-Pool A:...
– Fourth-place - 1973 – Twelfth-place
- 1975 – DNQ
- 1978 – DNQ
- 1982 – DNQ
- 1986 – DNQ
- 19901990 Men's Hockey World CupThe 1990 Hockey World Cup was the seventh instalment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. It was held in Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. It ran from February 12 to February 23. The Netherlands won over the the home side 3-1 in the final with Australia beating out Germany for third place in extra...
– DNQ - 19941994 Men's Hockey World CupThe 1994 Hockey World Cup for men held from November 23 to December 4, 1994. Pakistan defeated the Netherlands 1–1 to lift the trophy.-Pool A:-Pool B:-Eleventh and twelfth place classification:-Ninth and tenth place classification:...
– DNQ - 19981998 Men's Hockey World CupThe 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 9th Hockey World Cup held in Utrecht, Netherlands. The competition was held from June 20 — July 1. The trophy was won by the Netherlands national field hockey team. Spain came second and Germany came third. The Dutch made history by being the only country to...
– DNQ - 20022002 Men's Hockey World CupThe 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
– DNQ - 20062006 Men's Hockey World CupThe 2006 Hockey World Cup for men is the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup. It held from September 6 to September 17, 2006 in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
– DNQ
Olympics record
Kenya has participaited in Summer OlympicsField hockey at the Summer Olympics
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London, with six teams, including four from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
a total of seven times.
- 1896 to 1952Field hockey at the 1952 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Hockey competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics:Only a men's competition occurred that year.-Medal summary:-Bracket:-Participating nations:...
– DNP/DNQ - 1956Field hockey at the 1956 Summer OlympicsThe field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was contested from November 23 to December 6, with twelve participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. India won the gold medal for the sixth successive Games, not allowing a single goal against in the entire...
– 10th - 1960Field hockey at the 1960 Summer OlympicsThe field hockey tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was contested from August 26 to September 9, with sixteen participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. Pakistan won the gold medal, defeating India in the final and ending India's run of six successive...
– =7th - 1964Field hockey at the 1964 Summer OlympicsHockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a sport open only to men. 15 teams played in the field hockey competition.-Results:-Final ranking:-Preliminary round:...
– 6th - 1968Field hockey at the 1968 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Hockey competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Only a men's competition was held.-Medalists:Medal'TeamGold PakistanSilver AustraliaBronze India-Final Rankings:*1.*2.*3 *4.*5.*6.*7.*8.*9.*10.*11.*12.*13.*14....
– 8th - 1972Field hockey at the 1972 Summer OlympicsThis tournament is remembered for the first victory of a European nation after 1920 and the misbehaviour of the players of Pakistan after losing the final, which included kicking their silver medals during the medal ceremony and ravaging the locker room. Accordingly, they were banned for life from...
– 13th - 1976Field hockey at the 1976 Summer OlympicsThe Field Hockey competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which was held in the Molson Stadium at the McGill University, made history as it was played on an artificial surface for the first time in history...
– DNQ - 1980Field hockey at the 1980 Summer OlympicsHockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team event and women's team event. For the first time a women's Olympic Games hockey tournament was organized...
– DNQ - 1984Field hockey at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAll matches were played at Weingart Stadium, Los Angeles, United States. Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics:-Men's Medalists:-Women's Medal Winners:-References:**...
– 9th - 1988Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics-Pool A:---------------------------------------------------------Pool B:-------------------------------------------------------------Ninth to twelfth place play-offs:--------...
– 12th - 1992Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:-------------Medal winners:GOLD GERMANY ---- Michael Knauth, Christopher Reitz, Carsten Fischer, Jan-Peter Tewes, Volker Fried, Klaus Michler, Andreas Keller, Michael Metz, Christian Blunck, Sven Meinhardt, Michael Hilgers, Andreas Becker, Stefan Saliger, Stefan...
to 2008Field hockey at the 2008 Summer OlympicsField hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...
– DNQ
Commonwealth Games
- 1998 Commonwealth GamesMen's Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games*Thursday 10 September 1998*Saturday 12 September 1998*Monday 14 September 1998*Tuesday 15 September 1998*Wednesday 16 September 1998*Thursday 17 September 1998-Pool B:All times local *Wednesday 9 September 1998...
– 9-11. - 2002 Commonwealth GamesMen's Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games*Sunday 2002-07-28*Tuesday 2002-07-30-Pool 2:*Saturday 2002-07-27*Sunday 2002-07-28*Tuesday 2002-07-30-Play-offs:*Wednesday 2002-07-31*Friday 2002-08-02*Sunday 2002-08-04-Final ranking:-References:*...
– DNP/DNQ - 2006 Commonwealth GamesHockey at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesField hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March for women and for men, between 17 March and 26 March. Both competitions consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.All matches...
– DNP/DNQ
All-Africa GamesAll-Africa GamesThe All-Africa Games, sometimes called the African Games or the Pan African Games, are a regional multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa...
- 1987 All-Africa Games1987 All-Africa GamesThe 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...
– Winner - 1991 All-Africa Games1991 All-Africa GamesThe 5th All-Africa Games were held from September 20 to October 1, 1991 in Cairo, Egypt. Forty-three countries participated in eighteen sports....
– 2. - 1995 All-Africa Games1995 All-Africa GamesThe 6th All-Africa Games were played from September 13, 1995 to September 23, 1995 in Harare, Zimbabwe. 46 countries participated in eighteen sports....
– 3. - 1999 All-Africa Games1999 All-Africa GamesThe 7th All-Africa Games were held from September 10, 1999 to September 19, 1999 in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. 53 countries participated in eighteen sports. Netball was included as a demonstration sport....
– 3. - 2003 All-Africa Games2003 All-Africa GamesThe 8th All Africa Games were October 5-17, 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria. 53 countries participated in 23 sports. The main venue was the newly constructed Abuja Stadium...
– DNP/DNQ - 2007 All-Africa Games2007 All-Africa GamesThe 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there...
– Field hockey not part of the Games, replaced by 2007 African Olympic Field Hockey Qualifier2007 African Olympic Field Hockey Qualifier2007 African Olympic Qualifier was the African field hockey qualification tournament for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 14 to July 22, 2007...
. Kenya finished third.
African Cup for NationsHockey African Cup for NationsThe AFHF African Cup for Nations is an international men's and women's field hockey tournament governed by African Hockey Federation . Ghana hosted the event in 2009.-Men:-Women:...
- 1974 African Cup for Nations – 2.
- 1983 African Cup for Nations – 2.
- 1989 African Cup for Nationsp – 2.
- 1993 African Cup for Nations – 3.
- 1996 African Cup for Nations – 2.
- 2000 African Cup for Nations – DNP?
- 2005 African Cup for Nations – DNP?
- 2009 African Cup for Nations – DNP?
Notable players
- Ranjeev DeolRanjeev DeolRanjeev Deol is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays for Surrey Lions FHC.-Career:He played club hockey in the Netherlands since 2003, first at HC Rotterdam then HC MOP and later on with HC Den Bosch....
- Michael OmondiMichael OmondiMichael Omondi Jakoyo was a field hockey midfielder and Olympic competitor from Kenya.He died in Nairobi.-Hockey career:He played High School hockey for Kisumu Boys' School...
- Peter Akatsa
- Chris Otambo
- Simi Goyal
- Paul Omany
- Lucas Alubaha