Peter Matthews (sprinter)
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Born | Manchester Parish, Jamaica[1] | 13 November 1989|||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 20 August 2016. |
Peter Matthews (born 13 November 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[2] He is an Olympic silver medalist as a member of the Jamaican 4 × 400 m relay team in Rio.[3][4] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals.[5] In addition, he won the silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade.[citation needed]
His personal best in the event is 44.69 set in the qualifying round at Beijing in 2015. Matthews ran for University of Technology, Jamaica.[6]
International competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 2nd | 400 m | 45.62 |
– | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (sf) | 400 m | 45.42 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.51 | |||
2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.84 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.98 | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.97 |
References[]
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Peter Matthews at World Athletics
- ^ http://video.genfb.com/839683822799411[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/olympics/news/Men-s-quarter-milers-elated-to-break-relay-medal-drought_71447[dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110819/sports/sports6.html
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- 1989 births
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- People from Manchester Parish
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- Olympic athletes of Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica
- Universiade silver medalists for Jamaica
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Jamaican athletics biography stubs