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Sporting event delegation
Kenya at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Kenya
CGF codeKEN
CGANational Olympic Committee of Kenya
Websiteteamke.or.ke
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 September 1998 (1998-09-11) – 21 September 1998 (1998-09-21)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
4
Total
16
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Kenya competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 September 1998. It was Kenya's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Medalists

The following Kenyan competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Japheth Kimutai Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Gold Laban Rotich Athletics Men's 1500 metres
 Gold Daniel Komen Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Gold Simon Maina Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Gold John Kosgei Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
 Gold Jackline Maranga Athletics Women's 1500 metres
 Gold Esther Wanjiru Athletics Women's 10,000 metres
 Silver Tom Nyariki Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Silver William Kalya Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 Silver Bernard Barmasai Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
 Silver Moses Kinyua Boxing Light flyweight
 Silver Absolom Okoth Boxing Welterweight
 Bronze Richard Limo Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 Bronze Kipkurui Misoi Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
 Bronze Remmy Limo Athletics Men's triple jump
 Bronze Samuel Odindo Boxing Light heavyweight

Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Kenya named the below squad for the tournament.

Roster
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kenya men Men's tournament  New Zealand
L by 5 wickets 		 Pakistan
L by 129 runs 		 Scotland
W by 5 wickets 		3 did not advance 11
Group stage
Group D
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 0 6 1.799
2  Pakistan 3 1 1 0 1 3 0.480
3  Kenya 3 1 2 0 0 2 −0.697
4  Scotland 3 0 2 0 1 1 −2.401
Source: ESPNcricinfo


10 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Kenya 
144/8 (50 overs) 		v  New Zealand
145/5 (47.3 overs)
Steve Tikolo 35 (64)
Chris Harris 3/7 (10 overs) 		Matt Horne 39 (76)
Maurice Odumbe 1/17 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor Sports Complex, Petaling Jaya
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  • Craig McMillan (NZ) scored his 2,000th List A run.
  • Points: New Zealand 2, Kenya 0.
12 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Pakistan 
189/8 (50 overs) 		v  Kenya
60 (25.3 overs)
Wajahatullah Wasti 32
Thomas Odoyo 4/39 (10 overs) 		Hitesh Modi 18
Arshad Khan 4/14 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 129 runs
Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam
Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Nizam Baksh (Can)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  • Edward Mboya (Ken) made his List A debut.
  • Points: Pakistan 2, Kenya 0.
  • Kenya were eliminated as a result of this match.
15 September 1998
10:00
Scorecard
Scotland 
156/8 (50 overs) 		v  Kenya
157/5 (37.3 overs)
Bruce Patterson 31 (82)
Maurice Odumbe 5/38 (10 overs) 		Ravindu Shah 48 (63)
Keith Sheridan 2/24 (10 overs)
Kenya won by 5 wickets
Rubber Research Institute Ground, Shah Alam
Umpires: Beattie Arlow (NI) and Steve Bucknor (Jam)
  • Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Edward Mboya (Ken) played his final List A match.
  • Maurice Odumbe (Ken) took his only List A five-wicket haul.
  • Points: Kenya 2, Scotland 0.


References

  1. "Kenya at the 1998 Commonwealth Games". kenyapage.net. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. "Kenya Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 1998. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. "Kenya v New Zealand - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. "Kenya v Pakistan - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Kenya v Scotland - Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group D)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. "Player profile of Maurice Odumbe". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

Associations at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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