Billy Odhiambo

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Billy Odhiambo
Date of birth (1993-11-07) November 7, 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Nyeri, Kenya
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
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Billy Odhiambo (born November 7, 1993) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He was named in Kenya 7s's squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. [1] [2] [3] He was also selected for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. [4]

Odhiambo was part of Kenya's squad in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5] In 2022, He competed for Kenya at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Kenya name Sevens squads for Olympics". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  2. Makori, Elias (16 July 2016). "Ayimba names Kenya 7s teams for Rio Olympics". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. "ODHIAMBO Billy". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 - Lamech Billy Odhiambo Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. July 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  5. "Rugby Sevens - United States vs Kenya - Pool C Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. Collins, Amanga (2022-09-02). "Kenya Sevens squad for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.pd.co.ke. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  7. Njuguna, William (2022-09-03). "Injera recalled to Shujaa squad ahead of Rugby World Cup Sevens". The Star. Retrieved 2022-09-17.