Matthew Yates

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]

For the Baptist Christian missionary, see Matthew Tyson Yates. For the American voice actor, see Lucky Yates.

Mat Yates
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1969-02-04) 4 February 1969
Rochford, Essex
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 800m

Athletics career

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]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

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
  1. Matt Yates. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-11-12.
  2. Matthew Yates at World Athletics
  3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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