Agripina Kundu
| Agripina Kundu | |||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||
| Born | 24 April 1993 | ||||
| Height | 165 cm (65 in) | ||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 294 cm (116 in) | ||||
| Block | 288 cm (113 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | libero | ||||
| Number | 16 (national team) | ||||
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Agripina Kundu (born 24 April 1993) is a Kenyan volleyball player, playing as a libero. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team.
She participated at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for Kenya Pipeline Company in 2014[1] after a company director offered her a permanent job at the end of a match.[2] In the same year she began to represent her country at volleyball.[3]
She was chosen to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] Mercy Moim was chosen to captain Kenya's team.[5] It was the first time that Kenya had qualified fot the Olympics since 2003. It was a similar team to the one that competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as it had eight players in common. These were Jane Wacu, blocker Edith Mukuvilani, Emmaculate Chemtai, Sharon Chepchumba, Mercy Moim, Leonida Kasaya, Lorine Chebet and Kundu. The team were trained additionally by Luizomar de Moura of Brazil.[6] The team lost their first match against Japan in straight sets.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Roster – Kenya". FIVB.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Volleyball Star earns Pipeline employment on the court". Michezoafrika.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "CONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE VOLLEYBALL". 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics". fivb.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Kenyan volleyball team keen to make up for lost time at Olympics - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ guilherme.torres (2021-06-26). "Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics". FIVB. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "Malkia Strikers go down to Japan in Olympics opener". Citizentv.co.ke. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
External links
[edit]- Profile at FIVB.org
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