The Most Famous

VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS from Kenya

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This page contains a list of the greatest Kenyan Volleyball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 199 Volleyball Players, NaN of which were born in Kenya. This makes Kenya the birth place of the 0th most number of Volleyball Players.

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kenyan Volleyball Players of all time. This list of famous Kenyan Volleyball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Brackcides Khadambi (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 0.00, Brackcides Khadambi is the most famous Kenyan Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages on wikipedia.

Brackcides Agala Khadambi (born 14 May 1984) is a Kenyan female volleyball player. She was captain of the Kenya women's national volleyball team and she competed in beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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2. Leonida Kasaya (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 0.00, Leonida Kasaya is the 2nd most famous Kenyan Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Leonida Kasaya (born 10 October 1993) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team. She participated in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, 2020 Summer Olympics qualification. On club level she plays for Kenya Pipeline company. Kasaya was included in the dozen Kenyan players chosen to travel to the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Mercy Moim was the captain and their first match was against the home team from Japan which they lost.

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3. Pamela Jepkirui (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Pamela Jepkirui is the 3rd most famous Kenyan Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Pamela Jepkirui (born 8 February 1996 Nandi) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as an outside hitter. She participated at the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship. She was selected for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Kenya national team set off for the Olympics in Tokyo in three batches to try and minimise the chances of being effected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their opening match will be on 25 July in Tokyo against Japan. She currently plays with Kenya Prisons.

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4. Noel Murambi (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 0.00, Noel Murambi is the 4th most famous Kenyan Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Noel Murambi (born 29 January 1989) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team. She participated at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup and at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix. In 2017 she was in the Kenya Pipeline team in Cairo as they contested the Women’s Africa Club Volleyball Championship. She was chosen to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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5. Jane Wairimu (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 0.00, Jane Wairimu is the 5th most famous Kenyan Volleyball Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Jane Wacu Wairimu (born 24 March 1985) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as a setter. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. She played with VBC Chamalières. In 2021 Wacu was chosen by Head coach Paul Bitok to be in a twelve woman team to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Mercy Moim was chosen to captain Kenya's team. It was the first time that Kenya had qualified since 2003. Bitok chose a similar team to the one that competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as it had eight players in common. These were Wacu, Edith Mukuvilani, Emmaculate Chemtai and Sharon Chepchumba, Mercy Moim, Leonida Kasaya, Lorine Chebet and Agripina Kundu. The team were trained additionally by Luizomar de Moura of Brazil. The Kenyans lost their first match in Tokyo against the home team of Japan.

People

Pantheon has 5 people classified as Kenyan volleyball players born between 1984 and 1995. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kenyan volleyball players include Brackcides Khadambi, Leonida Kasaya, and Pamela Jepkirui. As of April 2024, 5 new Kenyan volleyball players have been added to Pantheon including Brackcides Khadambi, Leonida Kasaya, and Pamela Jepkirui.

Living Kenyan Volleyball Players

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