Todd Matthews-Jouda

Todd Matthews-Jouda (born June 20, 1979) is a hurdling athlete, who is notable for having switched nationality from United States to Sudan 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, where he won a gold medal. Competing for his new nation, Matthews-Jouda became African champion in July 2004 and competed at the Summer Olympics a month later. He was in fact selected as flag bearer for Sudan.

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

Major achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	6th	14.40 (wind: -0.2m/s)
Representing Sudan
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	2nd	13.81
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	1st	13.68
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	13.70
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	27th (qf)	13.77
	Pan Arab Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	13.45
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	13.79
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	45th (h)	15.43

External links

• Todd Matthews-Jouda at World Athletics