Matthew Hughes
Hughes at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1989-08-03) August 3, 1989
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Steeplechase, 5000 m
College teamLouisville Cardinals
ClubBowerman Track Club[1]
Coached byJerry 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
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto3,000 m st.
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Ostrava3,000 m st.

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 Nike sponsored training group based out of Portland, Oregon coached by Jerry Schumacher.[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. 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.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Matthew Hughes. nbcolympics.com
  2. ↑ Matthew Hughes at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin wins bronze at worlds". CBC Sports. August 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "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. ↑ "5 Minutes with Matt Hughes". Runner's World. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hossain, Asif (July 11, 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "History is made in Tokyo". Athletics Canada. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.


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