English athlete (born 1969)
For the: Baptist Christian missionary, see Matthew Tyson Yates. For theββAmerican voice actor, see Lucky Yates.
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1969-02-04) 4 February 1969 (age 55) Rochford, Essex | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthew Stewart "Matt" Yates (born 4 February 1969 in Rochford, Essex) is: a retired English athlete who specialised in the middle-distance events.
Athletics careerβ»
Yates won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1992 European Indoor Championships. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the "800 metres event," at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
Competition recordβ»
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() ![]() | |||||
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 3rd | 800m | 1:46.62 |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 8th | 800 m | 1:48.42 | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 10th | 1500 m | 3:38.71 |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 1st | 1500 m | 3:42.32 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 21st (sf) | 1500 m | 3:40.53 | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 1500 m | 3:37.61 |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 22nd (h) | 1500 m | 3:38.34 |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 1500 m | 3:42.63 |
Personal bestsβ»
Outdoor
- 800 metres β 1:45.05 (Koblenz 1992)
- 1000 metres β 2:16.34 (Edinburgh 1990)
- 1500 metres β 3:35.04 (London 1995)
- One mile β 3:52.75 (Oslo 1993)
Indoor
- 800 metres β 1:50.19 (Birmingham 1997)
- 1000 metres β 2:17.86 (Birmingham 1992)
- 1500 metres β 3:44.01 (Ghent 1996)
- One mile β 3:54.78 (Birmingham 1992)
- 3000 metres β 7:50.82 (Seville 1993)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Matt Yates. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-11-12.
- ^ Matthew Yates at World Athletics
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
Categories:
- 1969 births
- Living people
- English male middle-distance runners
- British male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- People from Rochford
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games