Prince Mumba’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Zambian distance runner
Is Runner
Athlete
Middle-distance runner
From Zambia
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

28 September 1984, Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia

Age 36 years

Prince Moses Mumba is a Zambian former track and field athlete who specialized in the 800 meters. He competed for Zambia at the 2004 and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mumba participated in three IAAF World Championships in Athletics, in 2005, 2009, and 2011. Additionally, he also represented Zambia in two All Africa Games in 2007 and 2011. He works as track and field coach at the Windward School in Mar Vista, California. Mumba was the flagbearer for Zambia at the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies. He was born in Kitwe, Zambia.

By the age of 18, Mumba had competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games and in the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He then was recruited by Oral Roberts University, where he was a track standout. Mumba is a member of the Oral Roberts University Hall of Fame. After college, he took up athletics professionally with Santa Monica Track Club.

In 2016 he was featured in a commercial called “HOPE” for Footlocker’s “Real Lives x Real Runners” campaign, and a movie is currently being developed on his life. The feature film will be directed by Ashley Avis, and produced by Cary Granat, Michael Flaherty, and Edward Winters.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Zambia
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 30th (h) 800 m 1:49.49
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 13th (sf) 800 m 1:50.96
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 13th (sf) 800 m 1:48.51
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 13th (h) 800 m 1:51.57
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 55th (h) 800 m 1:48.36
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 33rd (h) 800 m 1:49.10
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 16th (h) 800 m 1:50.37
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 29th (h) 800 m 1:48.13
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 20th (sf) 800 m 1:47.06
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 4th 800 m 1:47.04
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 42nd (h) 800 m 1:49.07
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 29th (h) 800 m 1:47.85
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 8th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.43
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 16th (h) 800 m 1:51.02
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