Peter Matthews (sprinter)

Peter Matthews

Personal information
Born	(1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 36) Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
Updated on 20 August 2016

Peter Matthews (born 13 November 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He is an Olympic silver medalist as a member of the Jamaican 4 × 400 m relay team in Rio. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals. 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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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, The 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, Queensland	1st (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.97

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