Donna Ntambue
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| Born | 26 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Montreal, Quebec[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m: 7.32 (2024) 100m: 11.36 (2024) 200m: 23.94 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Donna Ntambue (born 26 February 2001) is a Canadian sprinter. In 2026, she was part of the Canada women's 4 × 100 metres relay team which set a new national record at the 2026 World Athletics Relays.[2]
Biography
From Montreal, Ntammbue experienced junior international competitions in athletics and basketball representing Canada under-16 International Basketball Federation Americas Tournament for basketball and in 2018 at the Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games in track and field. As a basketball player, Ntambue was named Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) player, rookie, and defensive player of the year in the 2018-2019 season while studying at Collège Montmorency. Ntambue spent two seasons playing basketball for the University of Utah from 2020 to 2021 and for Northeastern University from 2021 to 2022.[3]
Competing in athletics, Ntambue was part of the Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team that competed at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, and placed seventh overall in the final.[4]
Ntambue placed fifth overall in 11.38 seconds in the 100 metres at the 2025 Canadian Athletics Championships in Ottawa, and was named as part of the Canadian relay pool for the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo.[5][6]
Selected as part of the Canadian team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, she ran alongside Sade McCreath, Marie-Éloïse Leclair and Audrey Leduc to help Canada qualify for the women's 4x100 metres final with a time of 42.39 seconds.[7][8] She ran the anchor leg in the final the following day as Canada won the silver medal behind Jamaica in a national record 42.17 seconds.[9]
References
- ↑ "McGill Athletics profile". McGill University. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Donna Ntambue". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Know Your Athlete: Donna Ntambue". The Tribune. 7 Feb 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ↑ "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Team Canada looks good for 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships". athleticsillustrated.com. 1 Sep 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Canadian sprinters qualify 4 relay teams for 2027 world championships". cbc.ca. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "2026 WORLD RELAYS TEAM READY TO PASS THE BATON IN GABORONE". Athletics.ca. 8 Apr 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "Thompson-Herah anchors Jamaica to 4x100m win in Gaborone". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.