Matthew Douglas (born 26 November 1976 in London) is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.Matthew Douglas. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-10-29. At the Commonwealth Games he first represented Northern Ireland, then later twice competed for England.
Biography Douglas finished on the podium on four occasions at the AAA Championships in 1997 2000, 2003 and 2006.
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 at sea level.
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he represented Great Britain in the 400 metres hurdles event and at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he represented the Great Britain team again.
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.
Competition record Representing and 1995European Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungary3rd400 m hurdles51.731997European U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland12th (h)400 m hurdles52.141998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia16th (h)110 m hurdles15.1311th (h)400 m hurdles50.2012th (h) relay3:07.271999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain26th (h)400 m hurdles52.072000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia19th (sf)400 m hurdles49.532001UniversiadeBeijing, China? (h)400 m hurdles50.59Representing and 2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom8th400 m hurdles49.38 SF2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea2nd400 m hurdles49.2648.54 SF2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece27th (h)400 m hurdles49.772006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia12th (sf)400 m hurdles50.562nd (h) relay3:03.91
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