Matthew Yates Explained

Matt Yates
Nationality:	English
Birth Date:	4 February 1969
Birth Place:	Rochford, Essex
Sport:	Athletics

Matthew Stewart "Matt" Yates (born 4 February 1969 in Rochford, Essex)^[1] is a retired English athlete who specialised in the middle-distance events.

Athletics career

Yates won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 800 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Competition record

Representing and
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	3rd	800m	1:46.62
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	8th	800 m	1:48.42
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th	1500 m	3:38.71
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	3:42.32
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	21st (sf)	1500 m	3:40.53
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	1500 m	3:37.61
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	22nd (h)	1500 m	3:38.34
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	1500 m	3:42.63

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:45.05 (Koblenz 1992)
• 1000 metres – 2:16.34 (Edinburgh 1990)
• 1500 metres – 3:35.04 (London 1995)
• One mile – 3:52.75 (Oslo 1993)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:50.19 (Birmingham 1997)
• 1000 metres – 2:17.86 (Birmingham 1992)
• 1500 metres – 3:44.01 (Ghent 1996)
• One mile – 3:54.78 (Birmingham 1992)
• 3000 metres – 7:50.82 (Seville 1993)

References

• All-Athletics profile

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/matt-yates-1.html Matt Yates
2. Web site: 1990 Athletes. Team England.
3. Web site: England team in 1990. Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.