Agripina Kundu

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Agripina Kundu
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1993-04-24) 24 April 1993 (age 30)
Height165 cm (65 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Spike294 cm (116 in)
Block288 cm (113 in)
Volleyball information
Positionlibero
Number16 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2014Kenya Pipeline Company
National team
2014 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

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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References

  1. "Team Roster – Kenya". FIVB.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. "Volleyball Star earns Pipeline employment on the court". Michezoafrika.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. "CONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE VOLLEYBALL". 2018-11-24. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. "Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics". fivb.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. "Malkia Strikers go down to Japan in Olympics opener". Citizentv.co.ke. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-25.