Matthew Stewart "Matt" Yates (born 4 February 1969 in Rochford, Essex)[1] is a retired English athlete who specialised in the middle-distance events.[2]
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | Rochford, Essex | 4 February 1969||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
editYates 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.[3][4][5]
Competition record
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and England | |||||
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 bests
editOutdoor
- 800 metres – 1:45.05 (Koblenz 1992)
- 1000 metres – 2:16.34 (Edinburgh 1990)
- 1500 metres – 3:35.04 (London 1995)
- One mile – 3:52.75 (Oslo 1993)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:50.19 (Birmingham 1997)
- 1000 metres – 2:17.86 (Birmingham 1992)
- 1500 metres – 3:44.01 (Ghent 1996)
- One mile – 3:54.78 (Birmingham 1992)
- 3000 metres – 7:50.82 (Seville 1993)
References
edit- ^ 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.