Philadelphia Olando

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Philadelphia Olando
Date of birth (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 33)
Height1.54 m (5 ft 12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Kenya 7s

Philadelphia Olando (born February 18, 1990) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as the captain of the Kenya women's national rugby sevens team . [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Kenya Rosters Named for Olympic Games". Americas Rugby News. 2016-07-16. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  2. "ORLANDO Philadelphia". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-15.