• Source: Emmanuel Matadi

      • Emmanuel Matadi (born 15 April 1991) is a Liberian sprinter. Matadi has represented Liberia in the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2017 World Athletics Championships, and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
      Matadi graduated from Johnson Senior High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a senior, he won the Minnesota State High School championship in 100 meters in 2009.
      Matadi attended the University of Louisville before transferring to Minnesota State University, Mankato. At MNSU, Matadi won national titles in the 100m and 200m. He also holds Liberia's national records in the 60m and 100m.
      Internationally, Matadi won bronze in the 200 meters at the 2016 African Championships and made his Olympic debut while competing for Liberia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100m and 200m. He was the flag bearer for Liberia in the Parade of Nations.
      In the 2017 World Championships, Matadi was one of three Africans to advance to the semifinals of the 100m in London.


      Personal bests


      Outdoor

      100 meters – 9.91 (+1.2 m/s, Gainesville, FL 2024) NR
      200 meters – 20.07 (+2.0 m/s, Austin, TX 2023)
      Indoor

      60 meters – 6.52 (Louisville 2022) NR
      200 meters – 21.13 (Albuquerque 2016)


      International competitions




      References




      External links



      All-Athletics Archived 25 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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