Michael Omondi
Michael Omondi Jakoyo (October 10, 1961 – September 17, 2008) was a field hockey midfielder and Olympic competitor from Kenya.
He died in Nairobi.
Hockey career
[edit]He played High School hockey for Kisumu Boys' School. At the club level, he captained the now defunct Barclays Bank hockey club.[1]
He competed for the Kenya national field hockey team at the 1984 Olympics and 1988 Olympics.[2] He was also part of the Kenyan team that won gold at the 1987 All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. He is also gold medalist from the Africa Junior Championship held in 1982 in Kenya.[3]
He captained Kenya at the 1989 Hockey African Cup for Nations.[1] At the last match there, Kenya needed a win over Egypt in order to qualify for the 1990 Hockey World Cup. Egypt equalised at the last moment, prompting Omondi to protest fiercely. As a consequence, Omondi was banned from playing hockey for two years. Omondi subsequently quit his playing career.[4]
Coaching career
[edit]After retirement, he had a career in coaching, he was the head coach of USIU-A hockey club [1] and Kenya women's national field hockey team.[5] He was also the Match Secretary of Kenya Hockey Union.[6]
Death
[edit]He died on September 17, 2008, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi after a short illness.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kenya Hockey Union: Michael Omondi Jakoyo Passes On Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Michael Omondi Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ a b Kenya Times, September 18, 2008 Hockey thrown into mourning
- ^ The Standard, September 19, 2008: Long-serving player Omondi dies[usurped]
- ^ Planet Field Hockey, July 31, 2005: Kenya: Kisumu Simba triumph in Nairobi
- ^ Kenya Hockey Union: Executive and Council Members Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine (November 2006)
External links
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- 1961 births
- 2008 deaths
- Kenyan male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Kenya
- Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- African Games gold medalists for Kenya
- Competitors at the 1987 All-Africa Games
- African Games medalists in field hockey