Peter Matthews (sprinter)

Peter Matthews (born 13 November 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[2] He is an Olympic silver medalist as a member of the Jamaican 4 × 400 m relay team in Rio.[3][4] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals.[5] In addition, he won the silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade.

Peter Matthews

Personal information
Born	13 November 1989 Manchester Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
Updated on 20 August 2016.

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.[6]

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, 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, Australia	1st (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.97

References

1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
2. Peter Matthews at World Athletics
3. http://video.genfb.com/839683822799411%5B%5D
4. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/olympics/news/Men-s-quarter-milers-elated-to-break-relay-medal-drought_71447
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110819/sports/sports6.html