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| Nationality | Zambian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 22) Lusaka, Zambia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Zambia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Muzala Samukonga (born 9 December 2002) is a Zambian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. In 2022, at the age of 19, he won gold medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and African Championships. A flagbearer for Zambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Samukonga won the bronze medal in the 400 metres event.
Career
Muzala Samukonga competed in the 400 metres at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships in Kenya, where he finished in fifth place after with a time of 45.89 s.
In March 2022, he recorded a new personal best in the event of 45.65 s in Botswana. On 10 June, Samukonga won the gold medal in the 400 m at the 2022 African Championships in Mauritius, upsetting Bayapo Ndori in the final with a time of 45.31 s. His victory ended a ten-year reign of athletes from Botswana in the event, namely Isaac Makwala and Baboloki Thebe. It also qualified him for the 2022 World Athletics Championships the following month in Eugene, Oregon.
Achievements
All information taken from World Athletics profile.
Personal bests
| Event | Time (m:)s | Wind (m/s) | Place | Date | Notes |
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| 200 metres | 20.48 | +0.3 | Lusaka, Zambia | 22 May 2022 | |
| 400 metres | 43.74 | — | Paris, France | 7 August 2024 | NR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.76 | — | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7 August 2022 | NR |
International championships results
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 5th | 400 m | 45.89 PB |
| 2022 | African Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | 1st | 400 m | 45.31 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.53 | |||
| World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 45.02 PB | |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 400 m | 44.66 NR | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.76 NR | |||
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 2nd | 400 m | 45.37 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.12 | |||
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.56 | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | 400 m | 43.74 | |
| 8th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.76 |
In addition, as of August 2024, Samukonga holds the track record for Gaborone where he clocked 43.91 seconds in April 2023.
References
- "Olympic Track And Field Live Updates, Results: Aug. 6 - FloTrack". 2024-08-06. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Muzala SAMUKONGA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- "Matt Hudson-Smith misses out on gold as Muzala Samukonga stuns 400m favourite". The Independent. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- "Race Analysis - 400 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- Chatuvela, Elizabeth (24 May 2022). "Samukonga sprints to new personal time". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- Wachira, Lynne (10 June 2022). "African Athletics Championships: Tobi Amusan and Ferdinand Omanyala strike gold again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Demba, Varore (10 June 2022). "Championnat d'Afrique athlétisme-400m : A 19 ans, Muzala Samukonga met fin à 10 ans de règne botswanais". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- Kaumba, Michael (11 June 2022). "Samukonga Is The New 400 Meters African Champion". ZNBC. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- "Samukonga qualifies to World Athletics Championship to be held in Oregon USA next month, July 15-24, 2022". The Zambian Observer. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
External links
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| Preceded byEveristo Mulenga Tilka Paljk |
Flag bearer for  Zambia Paris 2024 with Margaret Tembo |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's 400 metres | |
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| 440 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 400 metres (1970–present) |
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| African Champions in men's 400 metres | |
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- Living people
- 2002 births
- Zambian male sprinters
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Zambia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games gold medalists for Zambia
- African Games silver medalists for Zambia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Zambia
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists for Zambia
- Sportspeople from Lusaka