Samuel Matete’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth 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
You May Also Like

Arthur Blank’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

Arthur Blank net worth: Arthur Blank is an American entrepreneur who has a net worth of $4 billion. Arthur Blank is one of the richest people in Georgia. Born in Sunnyside, New York, Arthur Blank graduated from Babson University with a degree in Business Administration and Accounting. After working as an accountant for various companies, including Arthur Young and Company and the Daylin Company, he became Vice President of Finance for the Handy Dan Improvement Centers. However, after a dispute with the board, he, and Handy Dan CEO, Bernard Marcus, were fired. The two launched The Home Depot in 1979, and the company grew to be a multi-billion dollar success. He served as the company’s president until 1998, and then became CEO. He retired in 2001. He now owns both the Atlanta Falcons and the Arena Force football teams. He currently serves as Chairman, President, and CEO of AMB Group, LLC, and is the President of The Arthur Blank Family Foundation, both of which are charitable organizations.
Read More

Tim Williams’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

Tim Williams net worth and salary: Tim Williams, also known as the Trivago guy, is an American actor who has a net worth of $5 million. Tim Williams was born in Houston, Texas in August 1966. From 2004 to 2005 he starred as Stefan Gronewoldt on the television series Samt und Seide. Williams starred as Kurt Le Roy on the TV series Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten from 2011 to 2013. He has starred in several movies including The Mouse, Grind, Fast Food Fast Women, Beyond the Sea, Drawn in Blood, Valkyrie, Ninja Assassin, Chicken with Plums, A Coffee in Berlin, The Apparition, The Forbidden Girl, and Labyrinth of Lies. Williams is perhaps best known for starring in commercials for the hotel website Trivago. In 2003 he was nominated for a New Faces Award in Germany after moving there in 2001. He has also appeared in episodes of the TV series My So-Called Life, The Sopranos, Law & Order, Strong Medicine, and more. Tim Williams Trivago Salary: The amount of money a commercial actor can make depends heavily on whether or not it’s a commercial campaign and if it turns into a recurring spokesperson role. For an average one-off national commercial the actors with speaking roles will typically make $5-20,000 depending on the number of shoot days. Once someone becomes an official spokesperson, for example Tim Williams and Trivago, their time is typically bought out by the company for large flat rates. That flat rate for someone like Tim Williams or the Verizon (now Sprint) guy, can translate into the low millions per year.
Read More