{{Short description|Liberian sprinter (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Emmanuel Matadi | image = Emmanuel Matadi Rio 100m cr.jpg | image_size = | caption = Matadi at the 2016 Olympics | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|04|15}} | birth_place = Monrovia, Liberia | education = Minnesota State University | sport = Track and field | event = Sprint | collegeteam = Minnesota State Mavericks<ref>[http://www.gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2445 Emmanuel Matadi]. gocards.com</ref> | agent = Lee-Roy Newton | height = 6 ft 2 in (187 cm) | country = {{LBR}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{LBR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|African Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Accra|4×100 m}} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Durban|200 m}} }} '''Emmanuel Matadi''' (born 15 April 1991) is a Liberian sprinter.<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> Matadi has represented Liberia in the 2016 Summer Olympics, the 2017 World Athletics Championships, the 2020 Summer Olympics, and 2024 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Jace |title=From St. Paul to Rio, track opened doors for Emmanuel Matadi |url=https://www.twincities.com/2016/08/12/from-st-paul-to-rio-track-opened-doors-for-emmanuel-matadi/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |date=12 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Jace |title=St. Paul sprinter Emmanuel Matadi advances into 100-meter semifinals for first time in three Olympic trips |url=https://www.twincities.com/2024/08/03/st-paul-sprinter-emmanuel-matadi-advances-into-100-meter-semifinals-for-first-time-in-three-olympic-trips/ |access-date=6 August 2024 |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |date=3 August 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|date=2016-08-16|access-date=2016-08-23}}</ref>
In the 2017 World Championships, Matadi was one of three Africans to advance to the semifinals of the 100m in London.
In December 2025, it was announced that he was joining the Enhanced Games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-17 |title=Suspended sprinter Kerley joins Enhanced Games |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/46294405/suspended-us-sprinter-fred-kerley-joins-enhanced-games |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
==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== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{LBR}} |- |rowspan=4|2016 |rowspan=2|African Championships |rowspan=2|Durban, South Africa |5th |100 m |10.24 (w) |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |20.55 |- |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |43rd (h) |100 m |10.31 |- |30th (h) |200 m |20.49 |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |14th (sf) |100 m |10.20 |- |2019 |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |23rd (sf) |100 m |10.28 |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |35th (h) |100 m |10.25 |- |rowspan=2|2022 |African Championships |Port Louis, Mauritius |6th |100 m |10.08 |- |World Championships |Eugene, United States |10th (sf) |100 m |10.12 |- |2023 |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |11th (sf) |100 m |10.04 |- |rowspan=5|2024 |World Indoor Championships |Glasgow, United Kingdom |10th (sf) |60 m |6.58 |- |African Games |Accra, Ghana |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |38.73 |- |African Championships |Douala, Cameroon |3rd (h) |4 × 100 m relay |40.00 |- |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Paris, France |26th (sf) |100 m |10.18 |- |15th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |38.97 |}
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==External links== {{Commons category|Emmanuel Matadi}} *[http://www.all-athletics.com/node/341121 All-Athletics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725080754/http://www.all-athletics.com/node/341121 |date=25 July 2016 }} {{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = Phobay Kutu-Akoi | title = Flagbearer for {{LBR}} | years = Rio de Janeiro 2016 | after = Ebony Morrison<br />Joseph Fahnbulleh }} {{succession box | before = Ebony Morrison<br />Joseph Fahnbulleh | title = Flagbearer for {{LBR}} | years = Paris 2024<br />with <br />Thelma Davies | after = '''Incumbent''' }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matadi, Emmanuel}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Liberian men sprinters Category:21st-century Liberian sportsmen Category:Athletes from Monrovia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Liberia Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Liberia Category:Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games Category:African Games bronze medalists for Liberia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Enhanced Games
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