Mujinga Kambundji
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Mujinga Kambundji is a Swiss sprinter
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In 2009, Kambundji won the silver medal in the 100 metres
at the European Youth Olympic Festival
, and the gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres
at the Swiss championships. For this, she was elected Swiss Athlete of the Year by the Swiss Athletics Association. In 2010, she won the 200 metres in the Second League of the European Team Championship
, and broke the Swiss U20 record in 200 metres in the U20 World Championships.
Mujinga Kambundji trains with the ST Bern athletics club and is trained by Jacques Cordey. She is the daughter of a Bernese and a Congolese and attends a gymnasium
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Sprinter
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In 2009, Kambundji won the silver medal in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
at the European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival, known by its initials EYOF, is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. EYOF has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began...
, and the gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
at the Swiss championships. For this, she was elected Swiss Athlete of the Year by the Swiss Athletics Association. In 2010, she won the 200 metres in the Second League of the European Team Championship
European Team Championship
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, and broke the Swiss U20 record in 200 metres in the U20 World Championships.
Mujinga Kambundji trains with the ST Bern athletics club and is trained by Jacques Cordey. She is the daughter of a Bernese and a Congolese and attends a gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
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