# Emmanuel Matadi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emmanuel_Matadi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Emmanuel_Matadi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Matadi > Source revision: 1356707875 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Monrovia), [Liberia](/source/Liberia) | education = [Minnesota State University](/source/Minnesota_State_University%2C_Mankato) | sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field) | event = [Sprint](/source/Sprinting) | collegeteam = [Minnesota State Mavericks](/source/Minnesota_State_Mavericks)[http://www.gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2445 Emmanuel Matadi]. gocards.com | agent = [Lee-Roy Newton](/source/Lee-Roy_Newton) | height = 6 ft 2 in (187 cm) | country = {{LBR}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}} {{MedalCountry | {{LBR}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[African Games](/source/African_Games)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2023 Accra](/source/2023_African_Games)|[4×100 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2023_African_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay)}} {{MedalCompetition|[African Championships](/source/African_Championships_in_Athletics)}} {{MedalBronze|[2016 Durban](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[200 m](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metres)}} }} '''Emmanuel Matadi''' (born 15 April 1991) is a Liberian [sprinter](/source/Sprint_(running)).{{World Athletics}} Matadi has represented Liberia in the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics), the [2017 World Athletics Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics), the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics), and [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics). Matadi graduated from [Johnson Senior High School](/source/Johnson_Senior_High_School_(Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota)) in [Saint Paul, Minnesota](/source/Saint_Paul%2C_Minnesota). As a senior, he won the Minnesota State High School championship in 100 meters in 2009.{{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](/source/St._Paul_Pioneer_Press) |date=12 August 2016}}{{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](/source/St._Paul_Pioneer_Press) |date=3 August 2024}} Matadi attended the [University of Louisville](/source/University_of_Louisville) before transferring to [Minnesota State University, Mankato](/source/Minnesota_State_University%2C_Mankato). At MNSU, Matadi won national titles in the 100m and 200m. He also holds Liberia's [national records](/source/List_of_Liberian_records_in_athletics) in the 60m and 100m. Internationally, Matadi won bronze in the [200 meters](/source/200_meters) at the [2016 African Championships](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics) and made his Olympic debut while competing for [Liberia](/source/Liberia) at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in the 100m and 200m. He was the flag bearer for Liberia in the [Parade of Nations](/source/Olympic_Games_ceremony).{{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}} In the [2017 World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics), 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](/source/Enhanced_Games).{{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}} ==Personal bests== '''Outdoor''' *[100 meters](/source/100_meters) – 9.91 (+1.2 m/s, Gainesville, FL 2024) '''NR''' *[200 meters](/source/200_meters) – 20.07 (+2.0 m/s, Austin, TX 2023) '''Indoor''' *[60 meters](/source/60_meters) – 6.52 (Louisville 2022) '''NR''' *[200 meters](/source/200_meters) – 21.13 (Albuquerque 2016) ==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{LBR}} |- |rowspan=4|2016 |rowspan=2|[African Championships](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |rowspan=2|[Durban, South Africa](/source/Durban%2C_South_Africa) |5th |100 m |[10.24](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) (w) |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |[20.55](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metres) |- |rowspan=2|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) |rowspan=2|[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro%2C_Brazil) |43rd (h) |100 m |[10.31](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |30th (h) |200 m |[20.49](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metres) |- |2017 |[World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[London](/source/London), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) |14th (sf) |100 m |[10.20](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |2019 |[World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Doha, Qatar](/source/Doha%2C_Qatar) |23rd (sf) |100 m |[10.28](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |2021 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) |[Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan) |35th (h) |100 m |[10.25](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |rowspan=2|2022 |[African Championships](/source/2022_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Port Louis, Mauritius](/source/Port_Louis%2C_Mauritius) |6th |100 m |[10.08](/source/2022_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Eugene, United States](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) |10th (sf) |100 m |[10.12](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |2023 |[World Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Budapest, Hungary](/source/Budapest%2C_Hungary) |11th (sf) |100 m |[10.04](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |rowspan=5|2024 |[World Indoor Championships](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) |[Glasgow, United Kingdom](/source/Glasgow%2C_United_Kingdom) |10th (sf) |60 m |[6.58](/source/2024_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_60_metres) |- |[African Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2023_African_Games) |[Accra, Ghana](/source/Accra%2C_Ghana) |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m relay |[38.73](/source/Athletics_at_the_2023_African_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |- |[African Championships](/source/2024_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Douala, Cameroon](/source/Douala%2C_Cameroon) |3rd (h) |4 × 100 m relay |[40.00](/source/2024_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |- |rowspan=2|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) |rowspan=2|[Paris, France](/source/Paris%2C_France) |26th (sf) |100 m |[10.18](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metres) |- |15th (h) |4 × 100 m relay |[38.97](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==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](/source/Phobay_Kutu-Akoi) | title = [Flagbearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_Liberia_at_the_Olympics) for {{LBR}} | years = [Rio de Janeiro 2016](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) | after = [Ebony Morrison](/source/Ebony_Morrison)
[Joseph Fahnbulleh](/source/Joseph_Fahnbulleh) }} {{succession box | before = [Ebony Morrison](/source/Ebony_Morrison)
[Joseph Fahnbulleh](/source/Joseph_Fahnbulleh) | title = [Flagbearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_Liberia_at_the_Olympics) for {{LBR}} | years = [Paris 2024](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics)
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[Thelma Davies](/source/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 {{Liberia-athletics-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Emmanuel Matadi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Matadi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Matadi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.