Janet Wanja (born 24 February 1984 in
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...
) is a
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...
player from
Kenya
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, who competed for her native country at the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens
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,
Greece
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, wearing the number #7 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the
Kenya women's national team.
Wanja went to Mukumu Girls High School. She has played for
Kenya Commercial Bank
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and
Kenya Pipeline
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In 2007 under there then coach Sammy Kirongo led Kenya's national side to its seventh victory at the
Women's African Volleyball Championship
The African Women's Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the African Volleyball Confederation, the Africa volleyball federation.
Summary
Medal summary
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in the final against Algeria. The Kenyan team included Wanja and she was judged the "best setter".
Dorcas Ndasaba
Dorcas Nakhumicha Ndasaba (born 31 March 1971) is a former Kenyan volleyball player. She was part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team.
Life
She participated in the 1998 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and in the 2002 FIVB ...
was judged "best player" after she gained the final point to deliver Kenya's victory in straight sets.
In 2015
Brackcides Agala
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.
Life
She was born in 1984. She ha ...
was the captain of the national team and Wanja assisted her. The team announced that they refused to play for the
2015 FIVB World Grand Prix
The 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix was the 23rd edition of the annual women's international volleyball tournament played by 28 countries from 26 June to 2 August 2015. This was the first time that the Group 1 final round was held in Omaha, ...
in Canberra after several victories. The players were annoyed that they had not been paid allowances that had been promised by the
Kenya Volleyball Federation. The boycott was successful and the team played and won against Peru.
[ However, the KVF were not pleased and when the team's were announced for the 2016 Summer Olympics neither Brackcides Agala or Janet Wanja were asked to the qualifying matches.]
References
FIVB biography
Athens 2004
1984 births
Living people
Kenyan women's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players of Kenya
Sportspeople from Nairobi
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