Matthew Yates
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1969 Rochford, Essex | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Newham and Essex Beagles A.C. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthew Stewart Yates (born 4 February 1969)[1] is a retired English athlete who specialised in the middle-distance events.[2]
Biography
[edit]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.[3][4][5]
Yates became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1991 AAA Championships[6] and the 1993 AAA Championships.[7]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  England
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| 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
[edit]Outdoor
- 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. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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
- Sportspeople from Rochford
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics