Patrick Onyango Sumba
Patrick Onyango Sumba was a Kenyan triple jumper and journalist who competed for Kenya at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the triple jump event.
Career
Onyango attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, brought via a program organized by then-Governor Warren Knowles. He was the first Kenyan to compete for the Wisconsin track team, recruited by athlete Mark Winzenried who was visiting Kenya. He was an All-American jumper for the Wisconsin Badgers track and field team, finishing 5th in the triple jump at the 1971 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. When he began jumping at Wisconsin, the Camp Randall Memorial Park jumping pit had to be extended by four feet to accommodate his marks. He was a talented sprinter as well, running on Wisconsin's mile relay team.Onyango won multiple consecutive Big Ten Conference indoor and outdoor championships in the triple jump, leading to comparisons with Jesse Owens. He was also inducted into the Wisconsin Badgers Hall of Fame in 1971.