Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak
 Tazana in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | Sparta AM |
| Coached by | Peter Gatana (KEN) |
Tazana Mikkel Kamanga-Dyrbak (born 12 January 2002) is a Danish sprinter.[1]
A former rugby player, he has represented his country at the 2021 World Athletics Relays, establishing the national record on 4 × 100 m and qualifying Denmark for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[2]
Kamanga-Dyrbak attended Millfield School for a time.[3] He has a Zambian mother, and a Danish father who grew up in Kenya, both former international swimmers. He lives and trains in Kenya where he has set up a sprint club and trains with his Kenyan coach.[4][5]
International competitions
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Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.22 (+1.5 m/s, Sestriere 2022)
- 200 metres – 20.48 (+0.3 m/s, Lusaka 2021), NR[6]
- 4 × 100 metres relay – 38.16 (Tokyo 2021) NR[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak at World Athletics
- ^ "Danske stafethold sprinter i VM-finalen og til OL". Berlingske.dk. May 2021.
- ^ "Millfield at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Millfield School. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Biography at World Athletics
- ^ Elsnab, Peter (12 April 2021). "Forbedrede legendarisk rekord i weekenden: Dansk-kenyansk løbetalent vil være Europas hurtigste" (in Danish). dr.dk. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Forbedrede legendarisk rekord i weekenden: Dansk-kenyansk løbetalent vil være Europas hurtigste". 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Danske stafethold sprinter i VM-finalen og til OL". Berlingske.dk. May 2021.
External links
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- Danish people of Zambian descent
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- European Games competitors for Denmark
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
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