Violet Makuto

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Violet Makuto
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 30)
Kakamega, Kenya
Height167 cm (66 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Spike298 cm (117 in)
Block290 cm (114 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current club Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Pipeline
Number8 (national team)
Career
YearsTeams
2014Kenya Pipeline Company
National team
2014 Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya

Violet Makuto (born 20 May 1993) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She has been part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team.

She participated in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. On club level she played for Kenya Pipeline Company in 2014. [1]

In 2021 Kenya's team for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics was announced. [2]

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References

  1. "Team Roster – Kenya". FIVB.org. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. "Kenyan volleyball team keen to make up for lost time at Olympics - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.