Matthew John "Matt" Elias (born 26 April 1979) is a retired Welsh athlete who specialised in the 400 metres sprint and 400 metres hurdles. During his international career he represented Great Britain. In 2003 he won a gold medal at the European Championships and at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he finished 5th in the 4 × 400 m relay, He is also a part of Super Schools.
Matthew Elias
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Born
(1979-04-26) 26 April 1979 (age 45) Cardiff, Wales
He won the European Under 23 Championships for the 400m hurdles in 2001 in a time of 49.57. The following year he was to have his most prolific season winning two silver medals in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Biographyedit
Matthew Elias was born in 1979 in Cardiff, Wales,[1] one of two sons born to John Elias and Kathryn (née Hutchinson), the other being Ben (born 1976).[2] In 1998, Elias was part of the Welsh team that competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay and set a new Welsh record in the final on the way to a bronze medal.[3][4]
In 1999, he won his first of three Welsh 400 metres titles.[5] He also competed at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships that year, in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay.[6] He won his heat of the 400 metres hurdles with a season's best of 50.84, before finishing last by over a second and a half in the final.[7][8] He ran only in the final of the 4 x 400 metres relay, running second leg to help the British team secure a bronze medal.[9]
In 2001, he won the 400 metres at the Welsh Indoor Championships.[11] He competed in the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay, finishing second behind eventual champions Poland in the heats before finishing outside the medals in fourth in the final.[12][13] He retained his AAA 400 metres hurdles title, running almost a second and a half quicker than he had the previous year.[10] He also switched back to the 400 metres at the Welsh championships and won his second 400 metres title.[5] He competed at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 x 400 metres relay, taking home two gold medals.[6] In his hurdles heat he was the only athlete to go under 50 seconds, recording a time of 49.90 to win.[14] In the final he set a season's best of 49.57 to win the gold medal.[15] He raced in both the heats and the final, running anchor leg on both occasions to lead Great Britain to a closely fought victory over Germany.[16][17]
In 2002, he won the 400 metres hurdles at the English Commonwealth Games trials, held in Manchester.[10] He also won his third and final Welsh 400 metres title.[5] He competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, winning two silvers, one in the individual 400 metres hurdles and the other in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay as part of a Welsh quartet that included British-record holder Iwan Thomas.[3] In the 400 metres hurdles, Elias set a Welsh record in the heats to go through to the final as the fastest qualifier, before being beaten by England's Chris Rawlinson in the final.[18] In the 4 x 400 metres relay, Elias ran anchor leg in the final, losing out on the gold medal by 0.01 seconds as he was beaten by England's Daniel Caines to the line, whilst setting another Welsh record.[19] He competed in the 2002 European Athletics Championships in both the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay.[20] In the 400 metres hurdles, he finished third in his heat, failing to progress to the semi-finals.[21] In the relay, he ran anchor leg in the heats, in which Great Britain won their race, before running second leg in the final on the way to winning a gold medal.[22][23]
Referencesedit
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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matthew, elias, matthew, john, matt, elias, born, april, 1979, retired, welsh, athlete, specialised, metres, sprint, metres, hurdles, during, international, career, represented, great, britain, 2003, gold, medal, european, championships, 2004, olympic, games, . Matthew John Matt Elias born 26 April 1979 is a retired Welsh athlete who specialised in the 400 metres sprint and 400 metres hurdles During his international career he represented Great Britain In 2003 he won a gold medal at the European Championships and at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he finished 5th in the 4 400 m relay He is also a part of Super Schools Matthew EliasPersonal informationBorn 1979 04 26 26 April 1979 age 45 Cardiff WalesMedal record Men s athletics Representing Great Britain European Championships 2002 Munich 4x400 m relay He won the European Under 23 Championships for the 400m hurdles in 2001 in a time of 49 57 The following year he was to have his most prolific season winning two silver medals in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester Biography editMatthew Elias was born in 1979 in Cardiff Wales 1 one of two sons born to John Elias and Kathryn nee Hutchinson the other being Ben born 1976 2 In 1998 Elias was part of the Welsh team that competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games He competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay and set a new Welsh record in the final on the way to a bronze medal 3 4 In 1999 he won his first of three Welsh 400 metres titles 5 He also competed at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships that year in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay 6 He won his heat of the 400 metres hurdles with a season s best of 50 84 before finishing last by over a second and a half in the final 7 8 He ran only in the final of the 4 x 400 metres relay running second leg to help the British team secure a bronze medal 9 In 2000 he won the Amateur Athletic Association AAA U23 400 metres hurdles title 10 He also won the Welsh 400 metres hurdles title 5 In 2001 he won the 400 metres at the Welsh Indoor Championships 11 He competed in the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the men s 4 x 400 metres relay finishing second behind eventual champions Poland in the heats before finishing outside the medals in fourth in the final 12 13 He retained his AAA 400 metres hurdles title running almost a second and a half quicker than he had the previous year 10 He also switched back to the 400 metres at the Welsh championships and won his second 400 metres title 5 He competed at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 x 400 metres relay taking home two gold medals 6 In his hurdles heat he was the only athlete to go under 50 seconds recording a time of 49 90 to win 14 In the final he set a season s best of 49 57 to win the gold medal 15 He raced in both the heats and the final running anchor leg on both occasions to lead Great Britain to a closely fought victory over Germany 16 17 In 2002 he won the 400 metres hurdles at the English Commonwealth Games trials held in Manchester 10 He also won his third and final Welsh 400 metres title 5 He competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games winning two silvers one in the individual 400 metres hurdles and the other in the men s 4 x 400 metres relay as part of a Welsh quartet that included British record holder Iwan Thomas 3 In the 400 metres hurdles Elias set a Welsh record in the heats to go through to the final as the fastest qualifier before being beaten by England s Chris Rawlinson in the final 18 In the 4 x 400 metres relay Elias ran anchor leg in the final losing out on the gold medal by 0 01 seconds as he was beaten by England s Daniel Caines to the line whilst setting another Welsh record 19 He competed in the 2002 European Athletics Championships in both the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay 20 In the 400 metres hurdles he finished third in his heat failing to progress to the semi finals 21 In the relay he ran anchor leg in the heats in which Great Britain won their race before running second leg in the final on the way to winning a gold medal 22 23 References editEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Matt Elias Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 24 January 2010 Find my past subscription required Find my past subscription required a b British Medallists in Commonwealth Games gbrathletics com Retrieved 19 August 2016 The Official Kuala Lumpur 98 16th Commonwealth Games Website kl98 thecgf com Retrieved 19 August 2016 a b c d Welsh Championships gbrathletics com Retrieved 19 August 2016 a b British Medallists in European Under 23 Championships gbrathletics com Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 19 August 2016 a b c Miscellaneous British Outdoor Championships gbrathletics com Retrieved 19 August 2016 Welsh Championships Other gbrathletics com Retrieved 19 August 2016 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 19 August 2016 IAAF 4x400 Metres Relay Result 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships iaaf org iaaf org Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Under 23 Championships History European Athletics european athletics Retrieved 19 August 2016 Rawlinson claims first title BBC 29 July 2002 Retrieved 19 August 2016 England complete relay double BBC 31 July 2002 Retrieved 19 August 2016 British Medallists in European Championships gbrathletics com Retrieved 19 August 2016 Competitions European Athletics Championships History European Athletics european athletics 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