Vanessa Kamga

Vanessa Kamga
Kamga in 2023
Personal information
Born (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Discus throw
ClubUpsala IF
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 BirminghamDiscus throw
European Throwing Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 NicosiaDiscus Throw

Vanessa Kamga (born 19 November 1998) is a Swedish athlete specialising in the discus throw, in which she holds the national record.[1] She represented her country at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, where she placed fifth in the final.

Her personal best is 66.61 m (218 ft 6+1⁄4 in), set at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan on 14 September 2025. The result earned her a fourth-place finish in the final.[2]

Kamga won the bronze medal at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, England.[3][4]

Personal life

Kamga was born to a Swedish mother and a Cameroonian father. Her sister is hammer thrower Patricia Kamga.[5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sweden
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 20th (q) Shot put 13.67 m
11th Discus throw 45.07 m
2018 European Throwing Cup (U23) Leiria, Portugal 4th Discus throw 51.94 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 18th (q) Discus throw 54.88 m
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 2nd Discus throw 57.73 m
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 5th Discus throw 55.48 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 24th (q) Discus throw 55.87 m
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 25th (q) Discus throw 51.66 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 13th (q) Discus throw 60.02 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 9th Discus throw 60.62 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 5th Discus throw 65.05 m
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th Discus throw 66.61 m
2026 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd Discus throw 64.61 m

References

  1. ↑ Vanessa Kamga at World Athletics
  2. ↑ Sport, S. V. T. (2025-09-14). "Friidrott: Dubbla svenska rekord av Vanessa Kamga i VM-finalen". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2025-09-14. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  3. ↑ Johansson, Anton; Ekström, Albin (Aug 14, 2026). "Vanessa Kamga tar EM-brons i diskus". Aftonbladet.
  4. ↑ "Sweden's Kamga wins discus bronze after Duplantis sails into pole vault final". flashscore.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Nilsson, Saga (2 August 2024). "Allt om Vanessa Kamga: Längd, föräldrar, medaljer och OS 2024". Nyheter24 (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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