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] The team lost their first match against Japan in straight sets. [5]
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