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Nationality | Zambian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lusaka, Zambia | 9 December 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Zambia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
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]
In September 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track. [10]
All information taken from World Athletics profile. [2]
Event | Time (m:)s | Wind (m/s) | Place | Date | Notes |
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200 metres | 20.23 | +1.7 | Miramar, United States | 2 May 2025 | |
400 metres | 43.74 | — | Paris, France | 7 August 2024 | NR |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.76 | — | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7 August 2022 | NR |
Grand Slam Track results [11] | |||||
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Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
2025 Kingston Slam | Long sprints | 400 m | 5th | 45.27 | US$12,500 |
200 m | 7th | 21.24 | |||
2025 Miami Slam | Long sprints | 200 m | 3rd | 20.23 | US$25,000 |
400 m | 4th | 44.56 | |||
2025 Philadelphia Slam | Long sprints | 400 m | 4th | 45.10 | US$20,000 |
200 m | 4th | 20.56 |
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.