Kabange Mupopo
Kabange Mupopo (born 21 September 1992) is a Zambian sprinter and football player, won Gold in African games September 2015
 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 - Day Three | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kabange Mupopo | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zambia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Green Buffaloes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Green Buffaloes | |||
| National team | |||
| 2014– | Zambia | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Representing  Zambia
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| African Championships | ||
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2014 Marrakech | 400 metres |
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2016 Durban | 400 metres |
| All-Africa Games | ||
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2015 Brazzaville | 400 metres |
Biography
Mupopo started playing association football as an 11-year-old, inspired by her brother.[1] She played for Green Buffaloes F.C. and the Zambia women's national football team; as team captain, she led Zambia to the 2014 African Women's Championship tournament, where they were eliminated in the group stage.[1][2]
Mupopo picked up athletics in the spring of 2014, running 53.44 for 400 metres in her first official meeting.[1][3] She represented Zambia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she ran 53.09 and was eliminated in the semi-finals.[1][4] In August, she took silver in 51.21 at the African Championships in Marrakech, breaking the Zambian record; she lost the gold to Nigeria's Folashade Abugan, who ran the same time, in a photo-finish.[5] Mupopo qualified to represent Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, also in Marrakech, where she placed fourth and improved her national record to 50.87.[1][4] Mupopo received an 18-month athletics scholarship from the Zambian Olympic Committee in 2015, leading her to concentrate on athletics and not football.[6][7]
Mupopo debuted in the IAAF Diamond League in Doha in May 2015, placing seventh in 51.88.[8] In July 2015 she ran 50.86 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, improving her national record by one-hundredth of a second.[4] She was selected for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.[9]
References
External links
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