Malaika Mihambo

Malaika Mihambo

Malaika Mihambo, 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born	3 February 1994
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Women's athletics
Medal record European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Long jump

Malaika Mihambo (born 3 February 1994) is a German long jumper.

She finished ninth at the 2011 World Youth Championships, then competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final. She also won the gold medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 2014 European Championships. Her mother is German and her father Tanzanian from Zanzibar. Her father's name "Mihambo" originates from the largest tribe in Tanzania; sukuma, this shows that his father moved to the Island of Zanzibar from the lake zone (Mwanza or shinyanga) of the Mainland Tanzania.

Her personal best jump is 6.95 metres, achieved on August 17, 2016 in Rio. She represents the club LG Kurpfalz.