Kennedy Luchembe (born 8 July 2001) is a Zambian sprinter. He ran as part of the Zambian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team which reached the final of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Born | 8 July 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400 m: 45.51 s (2021) |
Career
editHe was a silver medalist over 400 metres at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.[2] He was awarded Junior Sportsman of the year 2019 at the Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA).[3]
He ran as a member of the Zambian 4 × 400 metres relay team won the silver medal at the 2022 African Championships in Port Louis, Mauritius.[4]
He ran the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5] They came through the heats to qualify for the final, placing fifth overall.[6][7] He also reached the semifinals of the individual 400 metres.[8]
He won gold with the Zambian 4 × 400 m team at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra, in a national record time of 2.59:12.[9] That time proved to be enough for the team qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games by ranking.[10]
He ran as part of the Zambian 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[11][12]
He won bronze with the Zambian 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[13][14]
He competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as part of the Zambian team which qualified for the final, placing eighth overall.[15][16][17]
He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[18] He subsequently ran at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[19]
References
edit- ↑ "Kennedy Luchembe". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "Two races for gold". Olympics.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "Luchembe is 2019 Junior sportsman of the year". zambiabusinesstimes. 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.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 400m Results". BBC Sport. 3 August 2022. 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.
- ↑ Silomba, Noah (9 August 2024). ""WE SHALL DO BETTER IN THE 4X400M FINAL" SAYS LUCHEMBE". oydc.org.zm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "PARIS 2024: Get closer to Team Zambia". Supersport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
External links
edit- Kennedy Luchembe at World Athletics
- Kennedy Luchembe at Olympics.com
- Kennedy Luchembe at Olympedia
- Kennedy Luchembe at InterSportStats
- Kennedy Luchembe at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Kennedy Luchembe at the Accra 2023 African Games (archived)
