Matthew Douglas

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Matthew Douglas (born 26 November 1976 in London) is a retired British 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.

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

Douglas suffered from several injury problems towards the end of his career which forced him into early retirement.

He has a degree in Sports Sciences from Brunel University London. [3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary3rd400 m hurdles51.73
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland12th (h)400 m hurdles 52.14
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia16th (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, Spain26th (h)400 m hurdles 52.07
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia19th (sf)400 m hurdles 49.53
2001 Universiade Beijing, China? (h)400 m hurdles 50.59
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom8th400 m hurdles Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles 49.38 SF
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea2nd400 m hurdles 49.2648.54 SF
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece27th (h)400 m hurdles 49.77
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia12th (sf)400 m hurdles 50.56
2nd (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:03.91

References

  1. Matthew Douglas at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Matthew Douglas. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-10-29.
  3. "Brunel athletes head for Melbourne". Brunel University London . 3 February 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2019.