Patricia Kamga
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 27 July 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Patricia Kamga (born 27 July 2006) is a Swedish hammer thrower. She won the U23 competition at the 2026 European Throwing Cup. She previously set the Swedish national under-20 record.[1]
Career
Kamga won the gold medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, in July 2022, with a hammer throw of 65.92 metres.[2]
Kamga set a new Swedish junior record in the hammer throw on 16 May 2024 when she threw 67.43 metres.[3] She set a new record of 68.01 metres in July 2025.[4] That month, she won the Nordic under-20 title with 66.22m [5] In August 2025, she was selected for the Swedish for the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, where she qualified for the final with the best distance of all the qualifiers with 69.14m, prior to placing fourth overall.[6][7]
Kamga the U23 women’s hammer throw competition with a personal best of 69.76 metres at the 2026 European Throwing Cup in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 15 March 2026.[8]
Personal life
Kamga is the youngest sister of Swedish athlete Vanessa Kamga.[9]
References
- ^ "Patricia Kamga". Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "16th European Youth Olympic Festival". World Athletics. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Swedish junior record by Patricia Kamga: "Surprised""". friidrott.se. May 17, 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "National Team Championships Final". World Athletics. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (28 Jul 2025). "10 days to Tampere 2025! Hallberg Hossain and Lampinen impress at Nordic U20 Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Italian sprint stars speed through 200m heats". European Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Van Daalen completes throws double at Tampere 2025". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ Mills, Steven (15 Mar 2026). "Patricia Kamga follows in her sister's footsteps with U23 hammer gold in Nicosia". European Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ^ "Kamga after the Swedish record: "Been so ready to take the next step"". svt.se. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.