Jane Wairimu
| Jane Wacu Wasike | |||||
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| Full name | Jane Wacu Wairimu | ||||
| Nationality |  Kenya | ||||
| Born | 24 March 1985 Nyeri, Kenya | ||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 300 cm (118 in) | ||||
| Block | 267 cm (105 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Setter | ||||
| Current club |  Anse Royale | ||||
| Number | 1 | ||||
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Jane Wacu Wairimu (born 24 March 1985) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as a setter. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,[1] and at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.[2] She played with VBC Chamalières.
In 2021 Wacu was chosen by Head coach Paul Bitok to be in a twelve woman team to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[3] Mercy Moim was chosen to captain Kenya's team.[4] It was the first time that Kenya had qualified since 2003. Bitok chose a similar team to the one that competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as it had eight players in common. These were Wacu, Edith Mukuvilani, Emmaculate Chemtai and Sharon Chepchumba, Mercy Moim, Leonida Kasaya, Lorine Chebet and Agripina Kundu. The team were trained additionally by Luizomar de Moura of Brazil.[3] The Kenyans lost their first match in Tokyo against the home team of Japan.[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kenyan volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship". sebare.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Team Roster - Kenya". FIVB World Grand Prix 2015. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
- ^ a b guilherme.torres (2021-06-26). "Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics". FIVB. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "Kenyan volleyball team keen to make up for lost time at Olympics - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Malkia Strikers go down to Japan in Olympics opener". Citizentv.co.ke. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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