Celestine Masinde

Rugby player
Celestine Masinde
Date of birth (1987-01-12) January 12, 1987 (age 37)
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Kenya

Celestine Navalayo Masinde (born January 12, 1987) is a Kenyan rugby sevens player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's rugby sevens competition for the Kenya women's national rugby sevens team.[1] She scored Kenya's first ever Olympic try in their match against France.[2]

Masinde was in the squad that featured at the 2016 France Women's Sevens.[3]

References

  1. ^ "MASINDE Celestine". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ^ Korir, Patrick (6 August 2016). "Celestine Masinde with historic Olympic try". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. ^ "Kenyan women hoping to make a big impression on debut". worldrugby.org. May 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  • Celestine Masinde at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Kenya Women's 2016 Summer Olympics Squad
Squad
  • Rachael Mbogo
  • Stacy Otieno
  • Linet Arasa
  • Janet Awino (c)
  • Doreen Nziwa
  • Sheila Chajira
  • Janet Okelo
  • Camilyne Oyuayo
  • Irene Otieno
  • Philadelphia Olando
  • Catherine Abilla
  • Celestine Masinde
Coach
  • Michael Mulima


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