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Naftali Temu and Kenya’s First Olympics Gold Medal

Olympics Games (Tokyo 1964 and Mexico 1968) During the Tokyo Olympics of October 1964, Wilson Kiprugut Chumo finished third (800m) and won Kenya’s first Olympic medal. This achievement was historical, but it’s the 1968 Summer Olympics games in Mexico that will forever remain memorable to Kenyans and the World. The games in Mexico City took …