Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics
№ Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2004 club
1 Philister Jebet-Sang 12 September 1984 1.85 m ( 6 ft 1 in ) 70 kg ( 150 lb ) 280 cm ( 110 in ) 276 cm ( 109 in ) Indian Hills Community College
4 Abigael Tarus 26 August 1981 1.76 m ( 5 ft 9 in ) 67 kg ( 148 lb ) 282 cm ( 111 in ) 261 cm ( 103 in ) Kenya Pipelines
5 Nancy Nyongesa 18 June 1987 1.70 m ( 5 ft 7 in ) 63 kg ( 139 lb ) 280 cm ( 110 in ) 260 cm ( 100 in ) Lugulu
6 Catherine Wanjiru 7 August 1978 1.78 m ( 5 ft 10 in ) 80 kg ( 180 lb ) 285 cm ( 112 in ) 265 cm ( 104 in ) Kenya Pipelines
7 Janet Wanja 24 February 1984 1.75 m ( 5 ft 9 in ) 60 kg ( 130 lb ) 280 cm ( 110 in ) 280 cm ( 110 in ) Kenya Pipelines
9 Dorcas Nakhomicha 31 March 1971 1.73 m ( 5 ft 8 in ) 70 kg ( 150 lb ) 295 cm ( 116 in ) 285 cm ( 112 in ) Telkom Volleyball
11 Roselidah Obunaga 23 December 1973 1.80 m ( 5 ft 11 in ) 72 kg ( 159 lb ) 284 cm ( 112 in ) 272 cm ( 107 in ) Missouri State University
13 Leonidas Kamende 28 August 1979 1.82 m ( 6 ft 0 in ) 80 kg ( 180 lb ) 291 cm ( 115 in ) 277 cm ( 109 in ) Kenya Pipelines
14 Violet Barasa ( C ) 21 June 1975 1.75 m ( 5 ft 9 in ) 68 kg ( 150 lb ) 308 cm ( 121 in ) 295 cm ( 116 in ) Panellinios V.C
15 Gladys Nasikanda 25 July 1978 1.80 m ( 5 ft 11 in ) 75 kg ( 165 lb ) 290 cm ( 110 in ) 300 cm ( 120 in ) Union University
17 Mercy Wesutila ( L ) 8 March 1976 1.53 m ( 5 ft 0 in ) 75 kg ( 165 lb ) 290 cm ( 110 in ) 300 cm ( 120 in ) Kenya Pipelines
18 Judith Serenge 21 January 1976 1.53 m ( 5 ft 0 in ) 60 kg ( 130 lb ) 256 cm ( 101 in ) 245 cm ( 96 in ) Kenya Pipelines
Volleyball -- Women 's tournament
Main article : Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women 's tournament Roster The following is the Kenyan roster in the women 's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics . [ 6 ] viewtalk Head coach : Muge Kibet
Kenya competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the African and United States boycott. National Olympic Committee Kenya (NOCK) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. A total of 46 athletes, 22 men and 24 women, competed only in athletics (specifically in the middle-distance events and marathon), rowing, swimming, and volleyball, the nation's team-based sport at these games. For the first time in its Olympic history, Kenya was represented by more female than male athletes due to the participation of the women's volleyball team. The Kenyan team featured Olympic medalists Paul Tergat in men's marathon, and Bernard Lagat, who would become an American citizen a year later, in the men's middle-distance running. Among these medalists, Lagat only managed to add a bronze medal to his career hardware for the Kenyan team at these Games before his impending transfer. Volleyball team captain Violet Barasa became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Kenya left Athens with a total of seven Olympic medals (one gold, four silver, and two bronze), matching its record with Sydney four years earlier. Ezekiel Kemboi managed to capture the nation's only gold medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase, and enjoyed his teammates Brimin Kipruto and Paul Kipsiele Koech taking home the silver and bronze, as they all climbed on top of the podium for the second time in Kenya's Olympic history since 1992.