AMBAKA Willy

Kenya

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 14 May 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.89/6'2''

Place of residence : NAIROBI

Residence Country:

Kenya

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men KEN Kenya	9

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M06 USA United States 19 KEN Kenya 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M12 RSA South Africa 14 KEN Kenya 5	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M17 KEN Kenya 7 IRL Ireland 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 9-12 #M20 KEN Kenya 21 JPN Japan 7	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 9-10 #M28 IRL Ireland 0 KEN Kenya 22	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2013	Moscow, RUS
16	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
8	Men	2018
12	Men	2020
12	Men	2016/2017

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
14	Men	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS
16	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN
11	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2017	Dubai, UAE
11	Men	2016	Dubai, UAE
13	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Men	2018	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2018	Hamilton, NZL
8	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL
9	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA
7	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA
13	Men	2017	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
9	Men	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
14	Men	2020	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Nickname:

Lomu, Willy (shujaapride.com, 22 Feb 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Kenya Methodist University, Kenya

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Narvaskaya Zastava [St. Petersburg, RUS] since 2021/22

Coach:

Innocent Simiyu [national], KEN

Position style:

Back (standardmedia.co,ke, 08 Jul 2021)

Debut:

2011 for Kenya (michezoafrika.com, 20 Mar 2015)

Injuries:

He had problems with an ankle injury during the 2014/15 World Series. (michezoafrika.com, 20 Mar 2015)

Start:

He took up rugby at age 15 in Nairobi, Kenya. (shujaapride.com, 22 Feb 2016)

Award:

He was runner-up for the 2018 Sportsman of the Year at the Soya Awards in Kenya. (Kenya Rugby Facebook page, 12 Jan 2019)

He received the Most Valuable Player [MVP] award at the 2015 Safari Sevens tournament. (shujaapride.com, 22 Feb 2016)

He was included in the Dream Team for the 2012/13 World Series. (Facebook page, 02 Apr 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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