Matthew Douglas Explained

Matthew Douglas (born 26 November 1976 in London) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.[1] 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 has a degree in Sports Sciences from Brunel University London.[2]

Competition record

Representing and
1995European Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary3rd400 m hurdles51.73
1997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland12th (h)400 m hurdles52.14
1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia16th (h)110 m hurdles15.13
11th (h)400 m hurdles50.20
12th (h)4x400 m relay3:07.27
1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain26th (h)400 m hurdles52.07
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia19th (sf)400 m hurdles49.53
2001UniversiadeBeijing, China? (h)400 m hurdles50.59
Representing and
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom8th400 m hurdles51.01
2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Koreabgcolor=silver2nd400 m hurdles49.26
2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece27th (h)400 m hurdles49.77
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia12th (sf)400 m hurdles50.56
2nd (h)4x400 m relay3:03.91

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/matt-douglas-1.html Matthew Douglas
  2. Web site: Brunel athletes head for Melbourne . . 3 February 2006 . Brunel University London. 29 January 2019.