Oscar Ouma Achieng

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Oscar Ouma
Full nameOscar Ouma Achieng
Date of birth (1989-05-03) May 3, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Kijabe, Kenya
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Kenya

Oscar Ouma Achieng (born 3 May 1989) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. He was selected for the Kenya 7sn squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3] He was named in Kenya 7s's squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. [4] He was also in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens squad for Kenya 7s. [5]

He formerly played for Kandy S.C in Sri Lanka. [6]

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References

  1. Makori, Elias (16 July 2016). "Ayimba names Kenya 7s teams for Rio Olympics". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  2. "Kenya name Sevens squads for Olympics". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  3. "OUMA Oscar". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 - Oscar Ouma Achieng Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. July 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  5. Lawrence, John (7 June 2013). "Kenya Sevens squad to rugby world cup in Russia named". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  6. Njuguna, William (12 November 2015). "Kenya 7s forward Oscar Ouma to play for Nakuru after Sri Lanka lock out foreign players". the-star.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-09-09.