Matthew Hughes (athlete)
Hughes at the 2016 Olympics
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||
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August 3, 1989 Oshawa, Ontario |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Steeplechase, 5000 m | |||||||||
| Club | Bowerman Track Club | |||||||||
| Coached by | Jerry Shumacher | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:11.64 (NR, 2013) 5000 m – 13:19.56 (2015) |
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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.
Hughes is a member of the Bowerman Track Club, a Nike sponsored training group based out of Portland, Oregon coached by Jerry Shumacher.
Hughes competed in the NCAA for the University of Louisville where he was a two-time NCAA champion in the 3000 m steeplechase. He has a degree in sport sciences from that university.
In July 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. He placed tenth in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics.
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