Ditaji Kambundji

Ditaji Kambundji (born 20 May 2002)[3] is a Swiss athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Championships and bronze for the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.

Ditaji Kambundji
Kambundji as a medalist of the 2023 European Indoor Championships
Personal information
Born (2002-05-20) 20 May 2002
Bern, Switzerland[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres hurdles
ClubSTB Leichtathletik
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Munich100 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Istanbul60 m hurdles
European Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn100 m hurdles

Kambundji was the 100 m hurdles 2021 European under-20 champion. She competed in the event at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[4] She is the Swiss indoor record holder for the 60 m hurdles and a five-time national champion.

Personal life

Kambundji was born in Bern to a Congolese father and a Swiss mother.[5] Her older sister is Swiss sprinter Mujinga Kambundji.[6]

Statistics
16-years-old Kambundji races at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.

Personal bests

International competitions
Representing  Switzerland
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2018 European U18 Championships Győr, Hungary 7th 100 mH (76.2cm) 13.77
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 14th 100 mH (76.2cm) tot. 28.42
2019 Youth Olympic Festival Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd 100 mH (76.2cm) 13.63
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 11th (sf) 60 mH i 8.07
European Team Championships, 1st League Cluj-Napoca, Romania 4th 100 mH 12.98
European U20 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 100 mH 13.03
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 33rd (h) 100 mH 13.17
World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya – (f) 100 mH DQ
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia – 60 mH i DNF
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 13th (sf) 100 mH 12.70 PB
European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 100 mH 12.74
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd 60 mH i 7.91

National titles

References
  1. "Ditaji Kambundji". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. Meister, Moritz (22 August 2022). "Die Kambundjis mischen ganz vorne mit – die erfolgreichsten Schwestern der Sportwelt". watson.ch (in German). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. "Ditaji Kambundji". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 5 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. "Pour les parents de Mujinga Kambundji, "l'équilibre familial passe avant le sport"". La Liberté (in French). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. Gisi, Emanuel (30 July 2021). ""Nous sommes meilleurs amies"". Blick (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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