Kamghe Gaba
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kamghe Gaba |
| Born |
13 January 1984 Friedberg (Hessen), West Germany |
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 400 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
|
Kamghe Gaba (born 13 January 1984 in Friedberg (Hessen)) is a German sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He represents LG Eintracht Frankfurt.
As a teenager he competed in combined events, finishing fifth in the octathlon at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen.
In 2006 he ran in a personal best of 45.47 seconds as he became German champion for the first time.
He has a German mother and a Chadian father.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany | |||||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 17th (sf) | 400m | 47.67 |
| 7th | 4×400m relay | 3:11.21 | |||
| 2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 400 m | 46,63 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.22 |
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 2nd | 400m | 47.07 |
| 5th | 4x400m relay | 3:05.35 | |||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.83 |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 400 m | 45.96 | |
| World Cup | Athens, Greece | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.90 | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.65 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.77 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.70 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.67 |
Personal bests
- 200 metres – 20.88 s (2008)
- 400 metres – 45.47 s (2006)
References
- ↑ Sauda, Enrico (29 July 2013). "Ein Amulett für Afrikas Kinder" [A charm for Africa's children]. Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- Kamghe Gaba profile at IAAF
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