Hurdler Samuel Matete won the 400 meters hurdles gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, becoming the first Zambian to win a world title in track and field.
Record no. MRB-2026-006557
Samuel Matete becomes Zambia's first world athletics champion
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