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Kamghe Gaba

Personal information
Full name	Kamghe Gaba
Born	(1984-01-13) 13 January 1984 (age 40) Friedberg (Hessen), West Germany
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 metres: 45.47 (Ulm; 16 July 2006)

Kamghe Gaba (born 13 January 1984 in Friedberg (Hessen)) is a German sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He represents LG Eintracht Frankfurt.

As a teenager he competed in combined events, finishing fifth in the octathlon at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen.

In 2006 he ran in a personal best of 45.47 seconds as he became German champion for the first time.

He has a German mother and a Chadian father.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	17th (sf)	400m	47.67
			7th	4×400m relay	3:11.21
2003	European Junior Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	400 m	46,63
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	7th	4x400 m relay	3:02.22
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	2nd	400m	47.07
			5th	4x400m relay	3:05.35
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.83
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	400 m	45.96
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.90
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.65
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.77
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.70
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.67

Personal bests

• 200 metres – 20.88 s (2008)
• 400 metres – 45.47 s (2006)

References

1. Sauda, Enrico (29 July 2013). "Ein Amulett für Afrikas Kinder" [A charm for Africa's children]. Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2015.

• Kamghe Gaba at World Athletics

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