Malaika Mihambo
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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Heidelberg, Germany[1][2] | 3 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ulrich Knapp[3] Ralf Weber (until 2019/Doha)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malaika Mihambo (German: [maˈlaɪ̯ka miːˈhamboː] ⓘ; born 3 February 1994) is a German athlete, the current Olympic champion and 2022 world champion in long jump.
Career
Mihambo's athletic career began around 2009, when at the age of 15 she became the German under-16 champion with the heptathlon team as well as setting a best performance with the 4x100 meters relay team that lasted until 2018.[5] In the long jump 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. She also won the gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships, and finished fourth at the 2014 European Championships.
Her first senior major event Mihambo won at the
With the gold medal at the
Mihambo's personal best in the long jump is 7.30 meters, achieved on October 6 at the
Personal life
Her mother Petra Mihambo-Fichtner is German and her father is Tanzanian; she grew up and went to school in the municipality of Oftersheim.[12] Mihambo studied political science at the University of Mannheim on a sports scholarship, graduating in 2016.[13] Since April 2019, she has been studying in the postgraduate master's program in environmental sciences at the University of Hagen and is involved in a social project for children.[14][15] On December 15, 2020, Mihambo was named “Germany's Sportswoman of the Year“ for the third time in a row; a world best of 7.03 meters on the athletic level was followed by special recognition for her social commitment to helping children and families get into athletics on the one hand and social contacts on the other.[16][17]
Major competitive record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 | Moscow, Russia | 18th (q) | Long jump | 6.49 m | |
2014 | European Team Championships
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Braunschweig, Germany | 1st | Long jump | 6.90 m, CR |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 4th | Long jump | 6.65 m | |
2015 | European U23 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
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European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | Long jump | 6.75 m | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | Long jump | 6.83 m |
European Team Championships
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Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Long jump | 7.11 m | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Long jump | 7.30 m, WL | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 2nd | Long jump | 6.88 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Long jump | 7.00 m | |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 1st | Long jump | 7.12 m |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 2nd | Long jump | 7.03 m | |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
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4th | Long jump | 6.83 m |
References
- ^ a b c d "Malaika Mihambo". Team Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Christian Beister: „Mein Traum ist es, im Finale zu springen“. (My dream is to jump in the final.) In: Schwetzinger Zeitung, 9 August 2013, p. 28.
- ^ "Malaika Mihambo trainiert jetzt in Saarbrücken (Malaika Mihambo now trains in Saarbrücken)". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Ralf Weber als "Trainer des Jahres 2019" geehrt (Ralf Weber honored as Coach of the Year 2019)". TSV Oftersheim (in German). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Leichtathletik Gemeinschaft Kurpfalz – Historie (Athletics Community Kurpfalz - History) – www.lgkurpfalz.de. Retrieved 27 July, 2022.
- ^ Malaika Mihambo meldet sich mit vielversprechendem Test zurück (Malaika Mihambo reports back with promising test) – www.leichtathletik.de/news, 15 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July, 2022.
- ^ Senior Outdoor 2019 Long Jump Women – www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 27 July, 2022.
- ^ Malaika Mihambo at World Athletics
- ^ Die eigenen Zweifel besiegt (Defeating the own doubts) – www.fr.de (Frankfurter Rundschau), 3 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July, 2022.
- ^ Highlights – Malaika Mihambo wins second world long jump title – world-track.org, 26 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July, 2022.
- ^ Leichtathletik Gemeinschaft Kurpfalz (Kurpfalz Athletics Community) – www.lgkurpfalz.de (homepage). Retrieved 27 July, 2022.
- ^ Olympiasiegerin Malaika Mihambo in Dessau zum Gespräch: Karriere, Erfolge, Privat (Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo in Dessau for a talk: career, successes, private life) In: Anhalt Sport e. V., 18 January 2022. Retrieved 31 July, 2022.
- ^ Malaika Mihambo ist „Sportstipendiatin des Jahres“ 2014 (Malaika Mihambo is Sports Scholar of the Year 2014) Archived 12 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine In: uni-mannheim.de, 12 September 2014
- ^ FernUni-Studentin holt WM-Titel in Doha (FernUni student wins world championship title in Doha) – fernuni-hagen.de, 2 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July, 2022.
- ^ Meisterin im Sand mit Interessen weit über den Sport hinaus (Champion of the sand with interests far beyond the sport) – www.leichtathletik.de, 4 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July, 2022.
- ^ Sportler des Jahres (Athlete of the year) – sportjournalist.de/VDS, 21 Decembre 2020. Retrieved 26 July, 2022.
- ^ Malaika Mihambo – Home – www.malaika-mihambo.com. Retrieved 26 July, 2022.
External links
- Malaika Mihambo at World Athletics
- Malaika Mihambo - Results – TheSports.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.