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]
samuel, matete, born, july, 1968, chingola, retired, male, track, field, athlete, from, zambia, competed, mainly, metres, hurdles, medal, recordmen, athleticsrepresenting, zambiaolympic, games1996, atlanta, hurdlesworld, championships1991, tokyo, hurdles1993, . 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 Samuel Matete Medal recordMen s athleticsRepresenting ZambiaOlympic Games1996 Atlanta 400 m hurdlesWorld Championships1991 Tokyo 400 m hurdles1993 Stuttgart 400 m hurdles1995 Gothenburg 400 m hurdles Contents 1 Career 2 Competition record 2 1 Personal bests 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditNoted 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 Zurich in 1991 is the current African record and ranks ninth on the all time list 3 Competition record EditYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting Zambia1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury Canada 5th h 400 m 46 88 4 5th 400 m hurdles 51 70Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 26th h 400 m hurdles 51 061990 Commonwealth Games Auckland New Zealand 5th 400 m hurdles 50 341991 World Championships Tokyo Japan 1st 400 m hurdles 47 641992 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 31World Championships Stuttgart Germany 2nd 400 m hurdles 47 601994 Commonwealth Games Victoria Canada 1st 400 m hurdles 48 67Goodwill Games St Petersburg Russia 2nd 400 m hurdles 47 98World 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 031996 Olympic Games Atlanta United States 2nd 400 m hurdles 47 781997 World Championships Athens Greece 5th 400 m hurdles 48 111998 Goodwill Games Uniondale United States 7th 400 m hurdles 48 96African Championships Dakar Senegal 1st 400 m hurdles 48 58World Cup Johannesburg South Africa 1st 400 m hurdles 48 08 5 1999 World Championships Seville Spain 12th sf 400 m hurdles 49 282000 Olympic Games Sydney Australia 10th sf 400 m hurdles 48 98Personal bests Edit 400 metres hurdles 47 10 seconds 1991 400 metres 44 88 seconds 1991 200 metres 21 04 seconds 1989 100 metres 10 77 seconds 1989 References Edit 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 a b Disqualified in the semifinals a b c d e Representing AfricaExternal links EditSamuel Matete at World AthleticsSporting positionsPreceded byDanny Harris Men s 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance1991 Succeeded byKevin YoungOlympic GamesPreceded byDavis Mwale Flagbearer for ZambiaSydney 2000 Succeeded byDavis Mwale Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Matete amp oldid 1140406321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
