Nationality Canadian Height 1.78 m Sport Running Weight 61 kg | Name Matthew Hughes Events Steeplechase Role Athlete | |
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Born August 3, 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-08-03 ) Oshawa, Ontario Personal best(s) 8:11.64 NR, Moscow, 2013. | ||
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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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