Jane Wairimu

{{short description|Kenyan volleyball player (born 1985)}}

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| name = Jane Wacu Wasike

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| fullname = Jane Wacu Wairimu

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| nationality = {{KEN}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|3|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nyeri, Kenya

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| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|60|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| spike = {{convert|300|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}

| block = {{convert|267|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}

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| position = Setter

| currentclub = {{flagicon|Seychelles}} Anse Royale

| currentnumber = 1

| years = 2005–2006
2007–2013
2014–2015
2016-2017
2018-present

| teams = {{flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya Pipeline
{{flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya Prisons
{{flagicon|France}} VBC Chamalières
{{flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya Prisons
{{flagicon|Seychelles}} Anse Royale

| nationalyears = 2006-present

| nationalteam = {{flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya

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Jane Wacu Wairimu (born 24 March 1985) is a Kenyan volleyball player. She is part of the Kenya women's national volleyball team as a setter. She participated at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship,{{cite web |title=Kenyan volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship |url=http://www.sebare.com/teams/team14.html |work=sebare.com |access-date=11 October 2015 |archive-date=18 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218150025/http://www.sebare.com/teams/team14.html |url-status=dead }} and at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.{{cite web | title=Team Roster - Kenya | website=FIVB World Grand Prix 2015 | date=2018-04-17 | url=http://worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com/en/finals-3/competition/teams/ken-kenya/team_roster | access-date=2018-04-17}}

She played with VBC Chamalières.

In 2021 Wacu was chosen by Head coach Paul Bitok to be in a twelve woman team to compete at the postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Mercy Moim was chosen to captain Kenya's team.{{Cite web|title=Kenyan volleyball team keen to make up for lost time at Olympics - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-07/07/c_1310048340.htm|access-date=2021-07-10|website=www.xinhuanet.com}} It was the first time that Kenya had qualified since 2003. Bitok chose a similar team to the one that competed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as it had eight players in common. These were Wacu, Edith Mukuvilani, Emmaculate Chemtai and Sharon Chepchumba, Mercy Moim, Leonida Kasaya, Lorine Chebet and Agripina Kundu. The team were trained additionally by Luizomar de Moura of Brazil.{{Cite web |last=guilherme.torres |date=2021-06-26 |title=Kenya unveil roster for the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.fivb.com/kenya-unveil-roster-for-the-tokyo-olympics/?id=94511 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=FIVB |language=en-US}} The Kenyans lost their first match in Tokyo against the home team of Japan.{{Cite web|title=Malkia Strikers go down to Japan in Olympics opener|url=https://citizentv.co.ke/sports/malkia-strikers-go-down-to-japan-in-olympics-opener-12842213/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Citizentv.co.ke|date=16 December 2024|language=en-US}}