ODHIAMBO Billy

Kenya

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 7 Nov 1993

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: KISUMU

Birth Country:

Kenya

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

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
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	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN
11	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

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

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Men	2018	London, GBR
11	Men	2017	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Men	2018	Paris, FRA
15	Men	2017	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN
10	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

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

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN
7	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

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

Billy the Kid (Instagram profile, 05 Mar 2020)

Education:

Business and Technology - Strathmore University, Nairobi, KEN

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Mwamba RFC [Nairobi, KEN] since 2016

Coach:

Kevin Wambua [club]; Innocent Simiyu [national], KEN

Position style:

Back (shujaapride.com, 2020)

Other sports:

He has played rugby union [15-a-side] for Kenya. (capitalfm.co.ke, 15 Sep 2016)

Debut:

2012 for Kenya, in Gqeberha, South Africa (sporton.nation.co.ke, 21 Oct 2013)

Injuries:

He sustained a fractured hand during the 2018 Paris Sevens tournament. (capitalfm.co.ke, 12 Jun 2018)

He injured his ankle while playing at the 2016 Vancouver Sevens tournament. (sportsnewsarena.com, 17 Mar 2016)

Start:

He took up the sport at Maseno High School in Kenya. (sporton.nation.co.ke, 21 Oct 2013; capitalfm.co.ke, 26 Nov 2013)

Reason:

He was not tall enough to play basketball, so he tried rugby. (sporton.nation.co.ke, 21 Oct 2013)

Hero:

New Zealand rugby player Sonny Bill Williams. (sporton.nation.co.ke, 21 Oct 2013)

Influence:

His father. (capitalfm.co.ke, 26 Nov 2013; strathmore.edu, 24 Jun 2014)

Social Media

Legend

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

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