AMONDE Andrew

Kenya

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1983

Age: 37

Gender: Male

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

Place of birth: KISUMU

Birth 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
13	Men	2019

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	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
15	Men	2019	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Men	2019	Paris, FRA
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
12	Men	2019	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
7	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN
13	Men	2019	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:

Opede (osbke.com, 30 Jan 2014; Twitter profile, 01 Jun 2016)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Media Production - East Africa School of Media Studies, Nairobi, KEN

Family:

Daughter Nicole [2012], son Tyler [2017]

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Kenya Commercial Bank RFC [Kenya] since 2005

Coach:

Dennis Mwanja [club], KEN; Innocent Simiyu [national], KEN

Position style:

Forward (shujaapride.com, 2020)

Other sports:

He has represented Kenya in rugby union [15-a-side]. (nation.co.ke, 11 Aug 2019; shujaapride.com, 01 Jan 2019; coastweek.com, 06 Jul 2013)

Debut:

2006 for Kenya (nation.co.ke, 24 Apr 2016)

Injuries:

In October 2017 he underwent hernia surgery and took a rehabilitation break for three months. (citizentv.co.ke, 19 Dec 2017; capitalfm.co.ke, 18 Oct 2017)

He had surgery after breaking a bone in his right hand in January 2014. He returned to play in the Japan leg of the 2013/14 World Series in March 2014. (ghettoradio.co.ke, 14 Mar 2014; nation.co.ke, 24 Apr 2016)

In 2008 he broke his jaw and lost all of his front teeth and was hospitalised for four days. (nation.co.ke, 11 Aug 2019)

Start:

He began playing rugby in 2003. (standardmedia.co.ke, 30 Nov 2013; nation.co.ke, 24 Apr 2016)

Reason:

His friend Andrew Okwaro played rugby and introduced him to the sport. (nation.co.ke, 24 Apr 2016; standardmedia.co.ke, 30 Nov 2013)

Memorable:

Winning the 2016 Singapore Sevens tournament. (standardmedia.co.ke, 05 Aug 2020)

Philosophy:

"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook." (Instagram profile, 01 Jun 2016)

Award:

In 2019 he received a Head of State Commendation [HSC] from the president of Kenya. (nairobinews.nation.co.ke, 20 Dec 2019)

He was named 2007 Most Improved Player by Kenya Commercial Bank [KCB] club. (kcbrfc.blogspot.com, 26 Nov 2007)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
He plans to retire from the sport after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I won't be in this game for long and with the Tokyo Olympics being my last competitive outing, I want to fully move into strength and conditioning coaching purely in rugby. I never thought the Games would be pushed back by one year [speaking in 2020]. I am now waiting to see how things unfold as I consult my people on what to do next. People are telling me to hang around for one more year. (nation.africa, 02 Apr 2020; nation.co.ke, 24 Mar 2020; nation.co.ke, 11 Aug 2019)

COACHING
He has a World Rugby level I coaching diploma in strength and conditioning, and aspires to pursue a level II certification in 2021. "We have lacked variety in rugby, the game lacks proper strength and conditioning coaches. The needs for rugby are quite different from football, athletics and any other sport hence specialisation is vital." (nation.africa, 02 Apr 2020; nation.co.ke, 24 Mar 2020; nation.co.ke, 11 Aug 2019)

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Legend

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

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