Samuel Matete

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Samuel Matete (born 27 July 1968 in Chingola) is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 meter hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 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 #4 on the all time list.^[3]

Achievements

Representing Zambia
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
1997	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	1st
1998	African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	1st
1998	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st

Personal bests

400 metres hurdles - 47.10 (1991)
400 metres - 44.88 (1991)
200 metres - 21.04 (1989)
100 metres - 10.77 (1989)

References

↑ Matete to train athletes. Lusaka Times. Retrieved on 2012-04-25.
↑ Samuel Matete. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-04-25.
↑ 400 Metres Hurdles All Time. IAAF (2011-09-09). Retrieved on 2012-04-25.

External links

Samuel Matete profile at IAAF

Sporting positions
Preceded by Danny Harris	Men's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1991	Succeeded by Kevin Young
Olympic Games
Preceded by Davis Mwale	Flagbearer for Zambia Sydney 2000	Succeeded by Davis Mwale

v t e World Champions in Men's 400 m Hurdles

1983: Edwin Moses (USA) 1987: Edwin Moses (USA) 1991: Samuel Matete (ZAM) 1993: Kevin Young (USA) 1995: Derrick Adkins (USA) 1997: Stéphane Diagana (FRA) 1999: Fabrizio Mori (ITA) 2001: Félix Sánchez (DOM) 2003: Félix Sánchez (DOM) 2005: Bershawn Jackson (USA) 2007: Kerron Clement (USA) 2009: Kerron Clement (USA) 2011: Dai Greene (GBR) 2013: Jehue Gordon (TRI)

v t e Commonwealth Champions in Men's 400 m Hurdles

1930 – 1966: 440 yards Hurdles 1970 – Present: 400 metres Hurdles

1930: Lord Burghley (ENG) 1934: Alan Hunter (SCO) 1938: John Loaring (CAN) 1950: Duncan White (CEY) 1954: David Lean (AUS) 1958: Gert Potgieter (SAF) 1962: Ken Roche (AUS) 1966: Ken Roche (AUS) 1970: John Sherwood (ENG) 1974: Alan Pascoe (ENG) 1978: Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN) 1982: Garry Brown (AUS) 1986: Phil Beattie (NIR) 1990: Kriss Akabusi (ENG) 1994: Samuel Matete (ZAM) 1998: Dinsdale Morgan (JAM) 2002: Chris Rawlinson (ENG) 2006: L. J. van Zyl (RSA) 2010: Dai Greene (WAL)

v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 400 m Hurdles

1977: Edwin Moses (USA) 1979: Edwin Moses (USA) 1981: Edwin Moses (USA) 1985: Andre Phillips (USA) 1989: Dave Patrick (USA) 1992: Samuel Matete (ZAM) 1994: Samuel Matete (ZAM) 1998: Samuel Matete (ZAM) 2002: James Carter (USA) 2006: Kerron Clement (USA) 2010: Dai Greene (GBR)

IAAF World / Continental Cup Champions in Men's 4 x 400 m relay

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)

Persondata
Name	Matete, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	Zambian 400 m hurdler
Date of birth	27 July 1968
Place of birth	Chingola, Zambia
Date of death
Place of death

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