The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) is the National Olympic Committee for Kenya, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Nairobi, responsible for selecting and fielding Kenya's Olympic team from a country renowned as one of the dominant nations in world middle- and long-distance running. It oversees Kenya's Olympic sport federations and has presided over decades of Kenyan Olympic and world-championship success built substantially around distance-running talent produced in the country's Rift Valley highlands.
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Body TypeNational Olympic Committee 1 HeadquartersGallant House, Parklands Road, Nairobi, Kenya 3 Body Type
Body Type (category)National Olympic Committee 1 FAQs
What was the National Olympic Committee of Kenya called before it took its current name?
It was previously the Kenya Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association.
Olympedia records that the committee was previously known as the Kenya Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. Olympedia dates both its founding and its recognition by the International Olympic Committee to 1955.
Who has led the National Olympic Committee of Kenya in recent decades?
Kip Keino led it from 1999 to 2017 and Paul Tergat from 2017 to 2025.
According to Olympedia's list of presidents, Kip Keino held the post from 1999 to 2017, Paul Tergat followed from 2017 to 2025, and Shadrack Maluki has served since 2025.
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1. National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Wikipedia)
Lead, sentence 1
is the National Olympic Committee representing Kenya.
Associated With: 1956 Summer Olympics, Lead paragraph 2
Kenya made its debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne
Governs: Olympic Sports, Introduction
The National Olympic Committee - Kenya (IOC code: KEN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Kenya.
View the Source2. Olympedia, National Olympic Committee of Kenya
3. ANOCA, National Olympic Committee Kenya
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Gallant House, 6th Floor Parklands Rd, 00100 Nairobi Kenya
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