Samuel Matete

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Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for Zambia
Olympic Games
Silver	1996 Atlanta	400 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold	1991 Tokyo	400 m hurdles
Silver	1993 Stuttgart	400 m hurdles
Silver	1995 Gothenburg	400 m hurdles

Samuel Matete (born July 27, 1968 in Chingola) is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990's, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991. His 47.10 seconds, achieved during the Weltklasse Zürich in 1991, is the current African record.

Samuel is a born again Christian. His heartfelt desire is to see young people come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ using sport as a means. He attends church and other community based projects in Zambia this is to help build a great sense of awareness in young people of Zambia.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	5th
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st
1992	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	1st
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	1st
	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	2nd
	World Cup	London, England	1st
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd
1996	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	2nd
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	5th
1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st