Matthew Douglas

Matthew Douglas (born 26 November 1976 in London) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.^[1] He represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.^[2] At the Commonwealth Games he first represented Northern Ireland, then later competed for England.

His personal best in the event is 48.54 seconds, set in 2003. As things stand it currently makes Matt the 4th fastest Briton of all time over this distance.

Matt suffered from several injury problems towards the end of his career which forced him into early retirement. He then dedicated his time to taking over the family solicitor business which he still runs successfully to this day.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Northern Ireland
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	3rd	400 m hurdles	51.73
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	12th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.14
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	16th (h)	110 m hurdles	15.13
			11th (h)	400 m hurdles	50.20
			12th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:07.27
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	26th (h)	400 m hurdles	52.07
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	19th (sf)	400 m hurdles	49.53
Representing  Great Britain and  England
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	8th	400 m hurdles	51.01
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	2nd	400 m hurdles	49.26
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	27th (h)	400 m hurdles	49.77
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	50.56
			2nd (h)	4x400 m relay	3:03.91

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