Matthew Douglas

Matthew Douglas (born 26 November 1976 in London) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000. At the Commonwealth Games he first represented Northern Ireland, then later competed for England.His personal best in the event is 48.54 seconds, set in 2003. As things stand it currently makes Matt the 4th fastest Briton of all time over this distance.Matt suffered from several injury problems towards the end of his career which forced him into early retirement. He then dedicated his time to taking over the family solicitor business which he still runs successfully to this day.

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