Peter Matthews (sprinter)
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Born13 November 1989
Manchester Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
SportTrack and field
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| Born | 13 November 1989 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
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| Updated on 20 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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]
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]
