Matthew Douglas

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Matt Douglas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1976-11-26) 26 November 1976 (age 49)
London, England
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdles
ClubBelgrave Harriers

Matthew Douglas (born 26 November 1976 in London) is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] He represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.[2] At the Commonwealth Games he first represented Northern Ireland, then later twice competed for England.

Biography

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Douglas finished on the podium on four occasions at the AAA Championships in 1997 2000, 2003 and 2006.[3][4]

His personal best in the event is 48.54 seconds, set in 2003. As things stand it currently makes Douglas the 4th fastest Briton of all time over this distance at sea level.[citation needed]

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he represented Great Britain in the 400 metres hurdles event[5] and at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he represented the Great Britain team again.[6]

Douglas suffered from several injury problems towards the end of his career which forced him into early retirement.[citation needed] He has a degree in Sports Sciences from Brunel University London.[7]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 3rd 400 m hurdles 51.73
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 12th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.14
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16th (h) 110 m hurdles 15.13
11th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.20
12th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.27
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 26th (h) 400 m hurdles 52.07
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 19th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.53
2001 Universiade Beijing, China ? (h) 400 m hurdles 50.59
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and File:Flag of England.svg England
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 8th 400 m hurdles 49.38 SF
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.2648.54 SF
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 27th (h) 400 m hurdles 49.77
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 12th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.56
2nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.91

References

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  2. ^ Matthew Douglas. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
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