Kenya at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 25 competitors, 24 men and 1 woman, took part in 10 events in 4 sports.

Athletics
Men's 5000 metres
 * Nyandika Maiyoro (→7th place)

Men's Marathon
 * Arap Sum Kanuti &mdash; 2:58:42 (→ 31st place)

High Jump
 * Joseph Leresae (→18th place)

Hockey
The following players represented Kenya:


 * Roland Frank
 * Anthony Vaz
 * Balbir Singh Sidhu
 * Peter Dalgado
 * Surjeet Singh Deol
 * Tejinder Singh Rao
 * Gursaran Singh Sehmi
 * Tejparkash Singh Brar
 * Reynold D'Souza
 * Hardev Singh Kular
 * Alu Mendonca
 * Michael Pereira
 * Bill Plenderleith
 * Dudley Coulson

Shooting
Two shooters represented Kenya in 1956.


 * 50 m rifle, three positions
 * Roy Congreve
 * Charles Trotter


 * 50 m rifle, prone
 * Roy Congreve
 * Charles Trotter