Samuel Matete’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Zambian 400 m hurdler
Is Athlete 
From Zambia 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 27 July 1968, Chingola
Age: 52 years
Star sign Leo

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 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. He represented Zambia in the 400 m hurdles on four occasions (1988 to 2000) and was the silver medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
His personal best of 47.10 seconds, achieved during the Weltklasse Zürich in 1991, is the current African record and ranks fourth on the all-time list.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Zambia
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 5th (h) 400 m 46.88
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
World Cup Havana, Cuba 1st 400 m hurdles 48.88
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.14
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
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.66
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
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

  • 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)
  • ^ Disqualified in the semifinals
  • ^ Representing Africa
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