Zambian athlete (born 2001)
Kennedy Luchembe
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| Nationality | Zambian |
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| Born | (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Sprint |
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| Personal best | 400m: 45.51s (2021) |
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Kennedy Luchembe (born 8 July 2001) is a Zambian sprinter. He ran as part of the Zambian men's 4 x 400 metres relay team which reached the final of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
He 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 x 400 metres relay team won the silver medal at the 2022 African Championships in Port Louis, Mauritius.[4]
He ran the 4x400m 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 4x400m 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 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[11][12]
He won bronze with the Zambian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[13][14]
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.[15][16][17]
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