Mercy Moim (born 1 January 1989) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She played with the Kenya national team in the 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.[1] She was team captain for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (the only women's volleyball team from Africa).
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 Mercy Moim at the 2023 African Games | |||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1989 Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 307 cm (121 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Block | 298 cm (117 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Kenya Commercial Bank | ||||||||||||||||
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Life
editMoim made her debut in the national team at age 15, and she has played for the Supreme Volleyball Club in Thailand.
Moim was chosen to captain Kenya's team in 2016. In 2021, Kenya qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in sixteen years.[2] She was again the captain for the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo by the coach Paul Bitok. Veteran Jane Wacu also made the cut[3] former colleagues Violet Makuto and Elizabeth Wanyama were not included in the dozen players chosen to travel where they lost their first match against the home team from Japan.[4]
Moim and rugby player Andrew Amonde were chosen as 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.[5]
Clubs
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Kenya Commercial Bank (2005–2006)- Kenya Prisons (2007–2014)
Liiga Ploki (2014–2015)- Oriveden Ponnistus (2015–2016)
Azerrail Baku (2016–2017)
Supreme Chonburi (2019–2020)- Kenya Commercial Bank (2020–)
Awards
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edit- 2018–19 Thailand League -
Runner-Up, with Supreme Chonburi
References
edit- ^ "Kenyan volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship". sebare.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Ayodi, Ayumba (2021-07-12). "Kenya: Tokyo Another Feather in the Cap for Coach Bitok, Moim, Wacu". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Kenya Unveil Roster For The Tokyo Olympics". fivb.com. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Kenyan volleyball team keen to make up for lost time at Olympics - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "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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