Ditaji Kambundji
Kambundji as a medalist of the 2023 European Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 2002 Bern, Switzerland[1] |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 100 metres hurdles |
| Club | STB Leichtathletik |
| Coached by | Florian Clivaz (2022— ) Adrian Rothenbühler (2017—2022) [3] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60 m hurdles: 7.67 (Apeldoorn 2025) AR 100 m hurdles: 12.40 (Rome 2024) NR |
Medal record | |
Ditaji Kambundji (born 20 May 2002)[4] is a Swiss athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 European Championships and bronze for the 60 metres hurdles at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.
Kambundji was the 100 m hurdles 2021 European under-20 champion and 2023 European U23 champion. She competed in the event at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[5] She is the Swiss indoor record holder for the 60 m hurdles and outdoor 100 m hurdles. She is also a six-time national champion.
Early life and family
Ditaji Kambundji was born on 20 May 2002 in Bern to a Congolese father, Safuka, and a Swiss mother, Ruth.[6] She is the last of four children. Her older sister is Swiss sprinter Mujinga Kambundji.[7]
Ditaji grew up watching her siblings excel in athletics. She spent a majority of her time going to her sisters' competitions and cheering them on, which naturally influenced her to follow in their footsteps. She gives credit to her sisters for laying the path for her and making it easier when she finally joined their track club. She tried different disciplines at first before gravitating toward the hurdles.[8]
Both Ditaji and Mujinga enjoy gardening, as well as taking care of plants, when they are not competing.[8]
Statistics
Personal bests
- 60 m hurdles – 7.67 (Apeldoorn 2025) AR
- 60 metres indoor – 7.31 (Magglingen 2023)
- 100 m hurdles – 12.47 (0.0 m/s, Bern 2023) NR
- 100 metres – 11.47 (+1.3 m/s, Langenthal 2022)
International competitions
National titles
- Swiss Athletics Championships (3)
- 100 m hurdles: 2020, 2021, 2023
- Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships (3)
- 60 m hurdles: 2021, 2022, 2023
Circuit performances
| Grand Slam Track results[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Philadelphia Slam | Short hurdles | 100 m hurdles | 6th | 12.79 | US$20,000 |
| 100 m | 3rd | 11.41 | |||
See also
References
- ^ "Ditaji Kambundji". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics | Ditaji Kambundji". Tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Mujinga und Ditaji Kambundji trennen sich von Trainer Rothenbühler". Nau (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Ditaji Kambundji". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 5 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Pour les parents de Mujinga Kambundji, "l'équilibre familial passe avant le sport"". La Liberté (in French). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Gisi, Emanuel (30 July 2021). ""Nous sommes meilleurs amies"". Blick (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b Borenstein, Hannah (12 March 2022). "No sibling rivalry, just mutual support, between Kambundji sisters | FEATURE | World Athletics". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.