Zambian hurdler (born 1968)
Samuel Matete (born 27 July 1968 in Chingola ) is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia , who competed mainly in 400 metres hurdles .
Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early to mid-1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991 . This was the first time that an African athlete had won that event.[1] He represented Zambia in the 400 m hurdles on four occasions (1988 to 2000) and was the silver medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics .[2]
His personal best of 47.10 seconds, achieved during the Weltklasse Zürich in 1991, is the current African record and ranks ninth on the all-time list.[3]
Competition record [ edit ] Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Zambia 1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury , Canada 5th (h) 400 m 46.88 [4] 5th 400 m hurdles 51.70 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 51.06 1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 5th 400 m hurdles 50.34 1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st 400 m hurdles 47.64 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 24th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.89 [4] World Cup Havana, Cuba 1st 400 m hurdles 48.88 [5] 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.14 [5] 1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 4th 400 m hurdles 50.31 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 400 m hurdles 47.60 1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 48.67 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 2nd 400 m hurdles 47.98 World Cup London, United Kingdom 1st 400 m hurdles 48.77 [5] 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.66 [5] 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 400 m hurdles 48.03 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 2nd 400 m hurdles 47.78 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 5th 400 m hurdles 48.11 1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 7th 400 m hurdles 48.96 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st 400 m hurdles 48.58 World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 1st 400 m hurdles 48.08 [5] 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.28 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 10th (sf) 400 m hurdles 48.98
Personal bests [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
440 yards hurdles (1930–1966) 400 metres hurdles (1970–present)
1977: West Germany (Krieg , Hofmeister , Schmid , Herrmann ) 1979: United States (Frazier , Green , Smith , Darden ) 1981: United States (McCoy , Wiley , Smith , Darden ) 1985: United States (McCoy , Phillips , Armstead , Franks ) 1989: Americas (Martínez , Menezes , Burnett , Hernández ) 1992: Africa (Lahlou , Matete , Kemboi , Bada ) 1994: Great Britain (McKenzie , Ladejo , Baulch , Black ) 1998: Great Britain (Hylton , Baulch , Baldock , Thomas ) 2002: Americas (Sánchez , Francique , McDonald , Blackwood ) 2006: United States (Ashley , Brew , Merritt , Williamson ) 2010: Americas (Brenes , Jackson , Nixon , Chambers ) 2014: Africa (Tumuti , Makwala , Kombe , Van Niekerk )