Abednego Matilu (born 21 November 1968) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialised in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. He represented his country at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, as well as three World Championships. He was part of the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

team that won the silver at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. His personal best in the event is 44.97 seconds set at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg.

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* * 1968 births Living people Kenyan male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya African Games bronze medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games 20th-century Kenyan people {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub