Malaika Mihambo

Malaika Mihambo
Malaika Mihambo, 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born 3 February 1994
Heidelberg, Germany[1]
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Women's athletics
Medal record
European Championships
2018 BerlinLong jump
2016 AmsterdamLong jump
European Team Championships
2014 BraunschweigLong jump
European U23 Championships
2015 TallinnLong jump
European Junior Championships
2013 RietiLong jump
German Championships
2018 NürnbergLong jump
2017 ErfurtLong jump
2016 KasselLong jump
2014 UlmLong jump

Malaika Mihambo (born 3 February 1994) is a German long jumper and current European champion in this event.

Career

She finished ninth at the 2011 World Youth Championships, then competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final.[2] She also won the gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 2014 European Championships. She won her first senior gold medal at the 2014 European Team Championships, setting the new championships record with a jump of 6,90 metres. In 2015 she won a gold medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships and finished sixth at the 2015 World Championships. She narrowly missed medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth, but won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. In 2018 she finished fifth at the 2018 World Indoor Championships and won a gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.

Her personal best in long jump is 6.99 m, achieved on 26 May 2018 in Weinheim (GER). She represents the club LG Kurpfalz.

Personal life

Her father is German and her mother comes from Tanzania.[3] She studies political science at the University of Mannheim.[4]

Major competitive record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 9th Long jump 5.81 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 14th (q) Long jump 6.15 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 1st Long jump 6.70 m
World Championships Beijing, China 18th (q) Long jump 6.49 m
2014 European Team Championships Braunschweig, Germany 1st Long jump 6,90 m, CR
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 4th Long jump 6.65 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st Long jump 6.73 m
World Championships Beijing, China 6th Long jump 6.79 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd Long jump 6.65 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Long jump 6.95 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th Long jump 6.64 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st Long jump 6.75 m

References

  1. ↑ Christian Beister: „Mein Traum ist es, im Finale zu springen“. In: Schwetzinger Zeitung, 9 August 2013, p. 28.
  2. ↑ Malaika Mihambo at IAAF
  3. ↑ Michael Rappe: „Baue mir keine Luftschlösser“. In: Schwetzinger Zeitung, 16 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Malaika Mihambo ist „Sportstipendiatin des Jahres“ 2014 In: uni-mannheim.de, 12 September 2014
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