Matthew Hughes (runner)
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Hughes at the 2016 Olympics
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | August 3, 1989 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] |
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:11.64 (NR, 2013) 5000 m – 13:19.56 (2015)[2] |
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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 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]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matthew Hughes. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Matthew Hughes profile at IAAF
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