Abednego Matilu Explained

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Abednego Matilu
Nationality:Kenyan
Birth Date:1968 11, df=yes
Height:1.75 m[1]
Weight:73 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres

Abednego Matilu (born 21 November 1968) is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, as well as three World Championships. He was part of the 4 × 400 metres relay team that won the silver at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.

His personal best in the event is 44.97 seconds set at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg.

Competition record

Representing
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain8th relayDNF
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germanybgcolor=silver2nd relay2:59.82
1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada5th (sf)400 m45.67
2nd (h) relay3:03.14[2]
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th (sf)400 m45.41
4th (h) relay3:00.81
1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia12th (sf)400 m46.06
9th (h) relay3:05.56
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain41st (h)400 m47.42
All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa12th (sf)400 m46.99
3rd relay3:01.73

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/abednego-matilu-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095549/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/abednego-matilu-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18.
  2. Disqualified in the final