Vic Matthews

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Vic Matthews
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1934-06-23) 23 June 1934 (age 91)
Motspur Park, London, England
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Decathlon/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 the England athletics team [4] in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales [5] [6] and at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the men's 110 metres hurdles. [7]

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. ↑ "England's Team" . Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
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