| Nationality: | Zambian |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Country: | Zambia |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Sprints |
Muzala Samukonga (born 9 December 2002)[1] 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.[2] A flagbearer for Zambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Samukonga won the bronze medal in the 400 metres event.
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.[3]
In March 2022, he recorded a new personal best in the event of 45.65 s in Botswana.[4] 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.[5] [6] His victory ended a ten-year reign of athletes from Botswana in the event, namely Isaac Makwala and Baboloki Thebe.[6] [7] It also qualified him for the 2022 World Athletics Championships the following month in Eugene, Oregon.[8]
All information taken from World Athletics profile.
| Event | Time (m:)s | Wind (m/s) | Place | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.48 | +0.3 | Lusaka, Zambia | 22 May 2022 | ||
| 43.74 | Paris, France | 7 August 2024 | |||
| 3:04.76 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7 August 2022 | |||
| 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 5th | 400 m | ||
| 2022 | African Championships | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 45.31 |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.53 | |||
| World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 9th (sf) | 400 m | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 44.66 | |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.76 | ||||
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 45.37 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.12 | |||
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.56 |