Catherine Mabwi

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Catherine Mabwi
Personal information
Nationality Kenya
Born (1966-08-01) 1 August 1966 (age 51)
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spike 289 cm (114 in)
Block 272 cm (107 in)
Volleyball information
Current club Mpesa Foundation Academy
Number 5 (national team)
National team
1998 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

Catherine Mabwi (born 1 August 1966) is a Kenyan female volleyball player, and coach. She is currently the coach at Mpesa Foundation Academy.

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She was part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team at the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. [1]

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References

  1. "Women Volleyball XIII World Championship 1998 - Teams Composition. - Kenya". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2015.