Dismus Onyiego

Dismus Onyiego
Personal information
Born (1945-11-19) 19 November 1945
Nyanza, Kenya
Sport
SportSports shooting

Dismus Onyiego (born 19 November 1945) is a Kenyan former sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Onyiego was the first native Kenyan shooter at the Olympics.[2] Prior to his Olympic debut, he competed at a tournament at Bisley and finished second.[3] After his career, Onyiego was a police officer, serving as the acting Nairobi Provincial Police Officer as of 1998.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dismus Onyiego". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "1956: Kenya debut at the Olympic Games..." SportsNews254 – via Facebook. Dismus Onyiego was the first Native Kenyan shooter to compete at the Olympics 12 years later during Mexico City Games. Onyiego was later joined by 3 other native Kenyan shooters ... to compete at the Munich Games of 1972
  3. ↑ "Unknown title". Inside Kenya Today: 33. 1968.
  4. ↑ "Kenya: Police admit killing the wrong person". Daily Nation. 29 July 1998 – via allAfrica.
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