Andrew Amonde
Andrew Noel Omondi Amonde[1] (born 25 December 1983) is a Kenyan rugby union player and television producer.[2] He plays for Kenya's national sevens team and has been its captain since 2012.[3][4] Amonde captained Kenya's Olympic sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
| Full name | Andrew Noel Omondi Amonde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nyeri, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Volleyballer Mercy Moim and Amonde were chosen to be Kenya's flagbearers at the Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo (Moim was the second woman to be given this honour following archer Shazad Anwar in 2016).[6]
References
- "Andrew Amonde". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- Felix, Vincent O. (2016-04-20). "10 Things You Don't Know About Andrew Amonde". Youth Village Kenya. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- Ondieki, Elvis (24 April 2016). "At home with rugby kingpin Amonde". Nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- "I'm in rugby by default: Andrew Amonde". www.standardmedia.co.ke. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- Mwema, Faith (2016-08-03). "Amonde convinced Rugby gold is Kenya's". Kenyatta University TV. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- "Moim and Amonde selected as Kenya's flagbearers for Opening Ceremony". www.insidethegames.biz. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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