Kennedy Luchembe

Kennedy Luchembe
Personal information
NationalityZambian
Born (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 m: 45.51 s (2021)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Zambia
African Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Accra4 × 400 m relay
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint Pierre4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 Douala4 × 400 m relay
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place2018 Buenos Aires400 m
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Nassau400m

Kennedy Luchembe (born 8 July 2001) is a Zambian sprinter. He ran as part of the Zambian men's 4 × 400 metres relay team which reached the final of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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 × 400 metres relay team won the silver medal at the 2022 African Championships in Port Louis, Mauritius.[4]

He ran the 4 × 400 m 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 4 × 400 m 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 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[11][12]

He won bronze with the Zambian 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[13][14]

He competed in the men's 4 × 400 m 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]

He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[18] He subsequently ran at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay.[19]

In July 2026, he was a semi-finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[20] He also ran in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the Games.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Kennedy Luchembe". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Two races for gold". Olympics.com. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Luchembe is 2019 Junior sportsman of the year". zambiabusinesstimes. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "African Championships". World Athletics. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "African badminton medallists among Zambia squad for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Inside The Games. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "XXII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Zambia 4 by 400 relay team make final". Zambia24.com. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's 400m Results". BBC Sport. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Kabamba, Chomba (24 March 2024). "We want to run another national record at World Relays – Muzala". Diggers.news. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Zambia Men's Relay Team's Qualification For Olympic Games Sealed". zambiandigest. July 1, 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Dube, Godfrey (6 May 2024r). "Zambia underwhelms at World Relays". Diggers.news. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "ATHLETICS TEAM IN CAMEROON FOR THE CAA". oydc.org.za. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "African Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Men's 4x400m Relay Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  16. ↑ Silomba, Noah (9 August 2024). ""WE SHALL DO BETTER IN THE 4X400M FINAL" SAYS LUCHEMBE". oydc.org.zm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "PARIS 2024: Get closer to Team Zambia". Supersport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  20. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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