Matthew Hughes (athlete)
 Hughes at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||
| Born |
August 3, 1989 Oshawa, Ontario | |||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Steeplechase, 5000 m | |||||||||
| Club | Bowerman Track Club[1] | |||||||||
| Coached by | Jerry Shumacher[1] | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
3000 mS – 8:11.64 (NR, 2013) 5000 m – 13:19.56 (2015)[2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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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 member of the Bowerman Track Club, a Nike sponsored training group based out of Portland, Oregon coached by Jerry Shumacher.[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.
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- 1 2 3 Matthew Hughes. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Matthew Hughes profile at IAAF
- ↑ "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.
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