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Vic Matthews
British hurdler and decathlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victor Charles Matthews (born 23 June 1934) is a British hurdler and decathlete who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Biography
Matthews finished third behind Les Pinder in the decathlon event at the 1953 AAA Championships.[2] He finished runner-up to Gerald Brown at the 1956 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed athlete he was considered the British champion.[3]
Matthews represented England in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales[4][5] and at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the men's 110 metres hurdles.[6]
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