Muzala Samukonga

Muzala Samukonga
Muzala Samukonga in 2024
Personal information
NationalityZambian
Born (2002-12-09) 9 December 2002 (age 22)
Lusaka, Zambia
Sport
CountryZambia
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Zambia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 400 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 400 m
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra 400 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint Pierre 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint Pierre 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Douala 4×400 m relay

Muzala Samukonga (born 9 December 2002)[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

In March 2022, he recorded a new personal best in the event of 45.65 s in Botswana.[5] 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.[6][7] His victory ended a ten-year reign of athletes from Botswana in the event, namely Isaac Makwala and Baboloki Thebe.[7][8] It also qualified him for the 2022 World Athletics Championships the following month in Eugene, Oregon.[9]

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.[2]

Personal bests

Event Time (m:)s Wind (m/s) Place Date Notes
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

Representing  Zambia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Muzala SAMUKONGA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Matt Hudson-Smith misses out on gold as Muzala Samukonga stuns 400m favourite". The Independent. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Race Analysis - 400 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ Chatuvela, Elizabeth (24 May 2022). "Samukonga sprints to new personal time". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ^ Wachira, Lynne (10 June 2022). "African Athletics Championships: Tobi Amusan and Ferdinand Omanyala strike gold again". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ Kaumba, Michael (11 June 2022). "Samukonga Is The New 400 Meters African Champion". ZNBC. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  9. ^ "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.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Zambia
Paris 2024
with
Margaret Tembo 		Succeeded by
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