Tazana Mikkel Kamanga-Dyrbak (born 12 January 2002) is a
Danish
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sprinter.
A former rugby player, he has represented his country at the
2021 World Athletics Relays
The 2021 World Athletics Relays have been held in Chorzów, Poland from 1 to 2 May 2021.
Schedule
The program has undergone some changes, due to the lack of participants some preliminary rounds have in fact been canceled.
Winner ...
, establishing the national record on and qualifying Denmark for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Kamanga-Dyrbak attended
Millfield School
Millfield is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935.
Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding scho ...
for a time. He has a
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
n mother, and a Danish father who grew up in Kenya, both former international swimmers. He lives and trains in
Kenya
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where he has set up a sprint club and trains with his Kenyan coach.
International competitions
Personal bests
Outdoor
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100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
– 10.22 (+1.5 m/s, Sestriere 2022)
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200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
– 20.48 (+0.3 m/s, Lusaka 2021),
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4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individu ...
– 38.16 (Tokyo 2021)
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References
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2002 births
Living people
Danish male sprinters
Danish people of Zambian descent
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Denmark
People educated at Millfield
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