Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | August 3, 1989
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Steeplechase, 5000 m |
College team | Louisville Cardinals |
Club | Bowerman Track Club[1] |
Coached by | Jerry Schumacher[1] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:11.64 (NR, 2013) 5000 m – 13:19.56 (2015)[2] |
Medal record |
Matthew Hughes (born August 3, 1989) is a Canadian middle- and long-distance runner. He is the current Canadian record holder for men in the steeplechase, a record which he set at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[3]
Hughes is a Nike sponsored training group based out of Portland, Oregon coached by Jerry Schumacher.[4]
Hughes competed in the NCAA for the University of Louisville where he was a two-time NCAA champion in the 3000 m steeplechase.[5] He has a degree in sport sciences from that university.[1]
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[6] He placed tenth in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics. Hughes placed 14th in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Competing at his second Olympics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Hughes placed sixth in the steeplechase, the highest-ever placement for a Canadian in the event.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Matthew Hughes. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Matthew Hughes at World Athletics
- ↑ "Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin wins bronze at worlds". CBC Sports. August 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Canadian 3,000m steeplechase record holder signs with Bowerman Track Club – Canadian Running Magazine". Canadian Running Magazine. November 12, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ↑ "5 Minutes with Matt Hughes". Runner's World. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ↑ Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ↑ "History is made in Tokyo". Athletics Canada. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
External links
- Matthew Hughes at Athletics Canada
- Matthew Hughes at World Athletics
- Matthew Hughes at Athletics Canada
- Matthew Hughes at Diamond League
- Matthew Hughes at Olympics.com
- Matthew Hughes at Olympedia
- Matthew Hughes at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Matthew Hughes at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)