{{short description|Kenyan high jumper}} {{MedalTableTop|sport= Men's athletics|country_code=KEN|medals= {{Medal|Competition|African Championships}} {{Medal|Gold |2016 Durban|High jump}} {{Medal|Gold |2018 Asaba|High jump}} {{Medal|Bronze|2012 Porto-Novo|High jump}} }} alt=Mathew Sawe, 2019|thumb|Mathew Sawe, 2019 '''Mathew Sawe ''' (born 2 July 1988) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He holds a personal best of {{T&Fcalc|2.30}}, which is the Kenyan record for the event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yes, dazzling Vivian is back!|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Yes-dazzling-Vivian-Cheruiyot-is-back/-/1100/2816172/-/c294ca/-/index.html|publisher=Daily Nation|author=David Macharia|date=31 July 2015|accessdate=22 August 2015}}</ref>
He reached international level in 2012 and competed in two events at the African Championship where he reached the high jump podium with a jump of {{T&Fcalc|2.15}}, taking the bronze medal. In 2014 he competed at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics and 2014 Commonwealth Games without reaching the podium.
His breakthrough came in 2015, when he won the 2015 national trials with a national record height.<ref>Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-08-01). [http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2015/08/01/fergie-topples-king-david-kiprop-sum-soar/ ‘Fergie’ topples ‘King David’, Kiprop, Sum soar]. Capital FM Sports. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.</ref><ref>Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-08-01). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/kenyan-trials-2015-cheruiyot-kamworor-kiprop Rudisha beaten by Rotich but other top stars excel at Kenyan Trials]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.</ref> A jump of {{T&Fcalc|2.21}} brought him the gold at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. This made him the first Kenyan to win that title.<ref>Botton, Wesley (2016-06-24). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/african-championships-durban-2016-semenya-the Semenya wins 1500m at African Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-01.</ref>
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- |2010 |African Championships |Nairobi, Kenya |10th |High jump |2.05 m |- |rowspan=2|2012 |rowspan=2|African Championships |rowspan=2|Porto-Novo, Benin |23rd (heats) |800 m |1:56.29 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |High jump |2.15 m |- |rowspan=2|2014 |African Championships |Marrakesh, Morocco |6th |High jump |2.15 m |- |Commonwealth Games |Glasgow, United Kingdom |18th (q) |High jump |2.11 m |- |rowspan=2|2015 |African Games |Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |4th |High jump |2.19 m |- |Military World Games |Mungyeong, South Korea |6th |High jump |2.20 m |- |2016 |African Championships |Durban, South Africa |bgcolor=gold|1st |High jump |2.21 m |- |rowspan=2|2018 |Commonwealth Games |Gold Coast, Australia |16th (q) |High jump |2.15 m |- |African Championships |Asaba, Nigeria |bgcolor=gold|1st |High jump |2.30 m |- |rowspan=2|2019 |African Games |Rabat, Morocco |bgcolor=silver|2nd |High jump |2.15 m |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |29th (q) |High jump |2.17 m |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |17th (q) |High jump |2.17 m |- |2022 |African Championships |Port Louis, Mauritius |6th |High jump |2.05 m |}
==National titles== {{Commons category}} *Kenyan Athletics Championships **High jump: 2015
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==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sawe, Mathieu}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Kenyan men high jumpers Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:African Games silver medalists for Kenya Category:African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games athletes for Kenya Category:African Championships in Athletics winners Category:Olympic athletes for Kenya Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen