Matthew Hughes (runner)

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]

Matthew Hughes

Hughes at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1989-08-03) August 3, 1989 (age 36) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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 Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 3,000 m st. Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 3,000 m st.

Hughes was part of the Bowermann Track Club, a Nike-sponsored training group based in Portland, Oregon and coached by Jerry Schumacher.^[4]

Hughes retired from professional running in 2022.^[5] In 2023 he was elected Deputy Chair of the World Athletics Athletes' Commission, where he is "passionate about making our sport a better place for all and continuing to be a voice for athletes.”.^[6]

Hughes competed in the NCAA for the University of Louisville where he was a two-time NCAA champion in the 3000 m steeplechase.^[7] He has a degree in sport sciences from that university.^[1]

In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.^[8] 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.^[9]