Patrick Kakozi Nyambe (born 23 October 2002) is a Zambian sprinter. He ran at the 2024 Summer Olympics as part of the Zambian men's 4 x 400 metres team which reached the final.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Born | 23 October 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400m: 45.17s (2023) |
Medal record | |
Career
editHe ran as a member of the Zambian 4 x 400 metres relay team won the silver medal at the 2022 African Championships in Port Louis, Mauritius.[2]
He ran the 4x400m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[3] They came through the heats to qualify for the final, placing fifth overall.[4][5]
In August 2023, he ran 45.91 seconds for the 400 metres to win the World Athletics Tour Challenge BMW in Belgium.[6]
He won gold with the Zambian 4x400m team at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra, in a national record time of 2.59:12.[7] That time proved to be enough for the team qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games by ranking.[8]
He ran as part of the Zambian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[9][10]
He won bronze with the Zambian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[11][12]
He competed in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as part of the Zambian team which qualified for the final, placing eighth overall.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Kakoz Nyambe". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "African Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "African badminton medallists among Zambia squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Inside The Games. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "XXII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Zambia 4 by 400 relay team make final". Zambia24.com. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "PATRICK NYAMBE SECURES GOLD MEDAL AT BELGIUM EVENT". Zambian Observer. August 15, 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Kabamba, Chomba (24 March 2024). "We want to run another national record at World Relays – Muzala". Diggers.news. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Zambia Men's Relay Team's Qualification For Olympic Games Sealed". zambiandigest. July 1, 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Dube, Godfrey (6 May 2024r). "Zambia underwhelms at World Relays". Diggers.news. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "ATHLETICS TEAM IN CAMEROON FOR THE CAA". oydc.org.za. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's 4x400m Relay Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "PARIS 2024: Get closer to Team Zambia". Supersport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.