Jonathan Chipalo
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Zambian |
| Born | (1962-03-22) 22 March 1962 (age 63) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 400 metres |
Jonathan Chipalo OLY (born 22 March 1962) is a Zambian sprinter.[1] He competed in the men's 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2]
Chipalo was 6th in his 400 metres heat at the 1988 Olympics, running 48.97 seconds.[3] He ran 3rd leg on the Zambian 4 × 400 metres relay team, placing 7th in their heat in 3:11.35 minutes.[3] The following year, he set his 400 metres personal best of 48.0 seconds.[4]
He retired early due to injury.[5]
Personal life
Chipalo studied at Leipzig University in Germany. He worked as an assistant coach at the Zambian National Federation and was the General Secretary of the Zambian Olympians Association.[5][1]
In 2003, he was elected president of foreign athletics student-coaches at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz in Germany. He represented 12 countries.[6] He coached the Zambian athletics team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[7]
He ran for Zambia Amateur Athletics Association president in 2014, but his candidacy as well as those of three other challengers were declared invalid.[8] Chipalo was co-opted into the Zambian National Paralympics Committee, but was accused of undertaking responsibilities beyond his assignment.[9] He was removed from that post in 2015.[10] In 2017, he sued the Zambian Athletics general secretary for non-payment of travel allowances.[11] He continued to challenge the Zambia Athletics executives in 2020.[12]
He founded a mobile fitness company called Health and Fitness Sports Academy Zambia.[5] He worked on a program at the 2024 Summer Olympics that would allow French and African athletes to start businesses.[13] In 2024, he praised Muzala Samukonga while calling for more domestic athletics competitions.[14]
In 2025, Chipalo again filed to run for the presidency of Zambian Athletics. He ran on an athlete-focused platform. He also claimed that the then-current president of 20 years, Elias Mpondela, was not legally qualified to hold the role because he did not belong to a club.[15]
References
- 1 2 "Zambian Olympian brings sport to refugee camps". olympians.org.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jonathan Chipalo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- 1 2 Jonathan Chipalo at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- ↑ Jonathan Chipalo at Olympedia
- 1 2 3 "Jonathan Chipalo: Turn your passion into profit". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.
- ↑ "Zambia: Chipalo to Lead Athletics Student Coaches At German College". allafrica.com. The Post.
- ↑ "Zambia: Chipalo Gives Tips to Athens-Bound Runners". allafrica.com. The Post.
- ↑ "Mpondela unopposed". times.co.zm.
- ↑ "Wrangles rock paralympics body". lusakavoice.com.
- ↑ "Chipalo flushed out of NPC". times.co.zm.
- ↑ "Chipalo sues ZAAA over travel allowances". diggers.news.
- ↑ "'Let Mpondela work'". newszambia.co.zm.
- ↑ "OLYMPIAN SHARES HIS EXPERIENCE ON THE ATHLETE365 BUSINESS ACCELERATION JOURNEY". nocz.org.
- ↑ "CHIPALO HAILS MUZALA". scoopzm.com.
- ↑ "CHIPALO TO CHALLENGE MPONDELA". scoopzm.com.
