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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and 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) | 4x400 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 Great Britain and England | |||||
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 8th | 400 m hurdles | [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles 49.38 SF] |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | [[Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres hurdles|49.26]48.54 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) | 4x400 m relay | 3:03.91 |
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