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 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.

Douglas suffered from several injury problems towards the end of his career which forced him into early retirement. He then dedicated his time to taking over his family's solicitor practice.

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

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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 51.01
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 2nd 400 m hurdles 49.26
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

References

  1. ^ Matthew Douglas at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  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.


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