Vic Matthews

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Vic Matthews
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1934-06-23) 23 June 1934 (age 90)
Motspur Park, London, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDecathlon/110 metres hurdles
Club London Athletic Club

Victor Charles Matthews (born 23 June 1934) is a British hurdler and decathlete who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Matthews finished third behind Les Pinder in the decathlon event at the 1953 AAA Championships. [2] He finished runner-up to Gerald Brown at the 1956 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed athlete he was considered the British champion. [3]

Matthews represented England in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales [4] [5] and at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the men's 110 metres hurdles. [6]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vic Matthews Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2025.