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.^{[citation needed]}

Peter Matthews

Personal information
Born	(1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 35) Manchester Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	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, The 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, Queensland	1st (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.97