Samuel Nchinda-Kaya

Samuel Nchinda-Kaya (born 25 May 1967) is a former Cameroonian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100m and 200m competitions at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, reaching the semifinals in the 200m in 1988. He recorded a personal best of 10.24 seconds in the 100m in 1992. Nchinda-Kaya participated in various athletics meetings and championships, including the 1992 Résisprint International meeting and the 1992 and 1993 Swiss Athletics Championships. He was a member of the Harrow High School Old Gaytonians Athletic Club and ranked among the top British 100m sprinters in 1988. He set a Cameroonian national record in the 60 metres at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Early life and education Nchinda-Kaya studied at London University. His performance was described as "respectable", noting that he had a poor start in the 100 m and was drawn next to the eventual bronze medalist Linford Christie.

Nchinda-Kaya won the 100 metres at the 1992 Résisprint International meeting in La Chaux-de-Fonds with a time of 10.24 seconds. He also finished 8th at the 1991 Athletissima Lausanne meeting and competed at the 1992 Weltklasse Zurich meeting.

Achievements Going by "Sparkling Sam", Nchinda-Kaya was a standout athlete for the Harrow High School Old Gaytonians Athletic Club, setting a top national time in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He won two sprint medals at the 1986 European Champion Clubs Cup for Juniors. In 1989, Nchinda-Kaya beat Olympic silver medalist Elliot Bunney at the GRE British League finals.

Nchinda-Kaya was also the 1998 CAU Inter-Counties and Southern champion in the 100 yards.

Nchinda-Kaya was the 1992 and 1993 Swiss Athletics Championships winner in the 100 metres, competing as a foreign national.

At the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Nchinda-Kaya competed in the 60 metres and qualified for the semifinals with a time of 6.76 seconds, a Cameroonian national record.