Patrick Tambwe
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 5 May 1975 |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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| Country |
 France
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
Patrick Tambwé (born 5 May 1975 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese-born French long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's marathon, but did not finish.
He twice represented the Democratic Republic of Congo in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics, but failed to finish on either occasion. He is the DR Congo national record holder in nine events, including the half marathon, marathon and 5000 metres. He gained French citizenship in 2011 and was the marathon gold medallist at the 2011 Military World Games.
Born in Kinshasa, he made two international appearances for his native country at the World Championships in Athletics, running the marathons in 1997 and 1999, although he failed to finish in either race. He broke four DR Congo national records on the track in the 2001 season, recording 1:50.39 minutes for the 800 metres, 3:42.02 minutes for the 1500 metres, and 13:49.69 minutes for the 5000 metres flat, as well as 8:41.92 minutes for the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the Le Havre marathon that year in a time of 2:16:25 hours. A 3000 metres flat national record of 7:57.52 minutes came in June 2002. For that year onwards he began to focus more on road running events, principally in France. He made four appearances in the marathon in 2002, coming 20th at the Paris Marathon, fifth at the Reims Marathon, and gaining victories in Cancale and Caen.
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