Patrick Kakozi Nyambe
Zambian athlete (born 2002)
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Patrick Kakozi Nyambe (born 23 October 2002) is a Zambian sprinter. He ran at the 2024 Summer Olympics as part of the Zambian men's 4 × 400 metres team which reached the final.[2]
Biography
He ran as a member of the Zambian 4 × 400 metres relay team won the silver medal at the 2022 African Championships in Port Louis, Mauritius.[3] He ran in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[4] They came through the heats to qualify for the final, placing fifth overall.[5][6]
In August 2023, he ran 45.91 seconds for the 400 metres to win the World Athletics Tour Challenge BMW in Belgium.[7] He won gold with the Zambian 4 × 400 m team at the delayed 2023 African Games in Accra, in a national record time of 2.59:12.[8] That time proved to be enough for the team qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games by ranking.[9]
He ran as part of the Zambian 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[10][11] He won bronze with the Zambian 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in Douala, Cameroon in June 2024.[12][13] He competed in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as part of the Zambian team which qualified for the final, placing eighth overall.[14][15][1]
He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Men's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[16]
In July 2026, he was a semi-finalist in the 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[17] He also ran in the mixed 4 × 400 m relay at the Games.[18]