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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.
Representing | ||||||
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1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | relay | DNF | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | relay | 2:59.82 |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 5th (sf) | 400 m | 45.67 | |
2nd (h) | relay | 3:03.14[2] | ||||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th (sf) | 400 m | 45.41 | |
4th (h) | relay | 3:00.81 | ||||
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 46.06 | |
9th (h) | relay | 3:05.56 | ||||
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 41st (h) | 400 m | 47.42 | |
All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 46.99 | ||
3rd | relay | 3:01.73 |