Todd Matthews-Jouda (born June 20, 1979) is a

hurdling Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

athlete, who is notable for having switched nationality from

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Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

in September 2003. His personal best is 13.36 seconds, but being set in 2002 (i.e. before he switched to Sudan), it is not a national record. Instead, his Sudanese record is 13.45, a result which he achieved in October 2004. His first major international tournament for Sudan was the

2003 Afro-Asian Games The 2003 Afro-Asian Games, officially known as the First Afro-Asian Games or I Afro-Asian Games and unofficially known as the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games, was a major international multi-sport sporting event, event held in Hyderabad, India, from ...

, where he won a gold medal. Competing for his new nation, Matthews-Jouda became African champion in July 2004 and competed at the

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a month later. He was in fact selected as flag bearer for

. He finished last in his heat at the 2005 World Championships.

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1979 births Living people Sudanese male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sudan Clemson Tigers men's track and field athletes American male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Sudan African Games silver medalists for Sudan African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Sudan Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics {{Sudan-athletics-bio-stub