Matthew Elias

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew Elias
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1979(1979-04-25)
Age	45
Birthplace	Cardiff
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Aries

Matthew Elias Biography

Matthew Elias is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on April 25, 1979 in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Matthew John Elias, born 25 April 1979, is a retired Welsh sprinter and hurdler. He represented Great Britain during his international career. He won a gold medal in 2003 at the European Championships. At the 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, he placed 5th in the 4×400 m relay.

He won the 400m at the Welsh Indoor Championships in 2001. In the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he competed in the men’s 4-x400 metres relay. He finished second to eventual champions Poland in heats and was fourth in final. He ran almost one second faster than the previous year, retaining his AAA 400m hurdles title. He won his second title in the 400m at the Welsh championships. Two gold medals were won by him at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships, in the 400m hurdles and in the 4x400m relay. He was the fastest hurdler to finish under 50 seconds and won with a time of 49.90. He set the season’s record of 49.57 in the final to win the gold medal. He raced in the heats as well as the final, running the anchor leg on both occasions. This helped Great Britain win a close battle against Germany.

In 2002, he won the 400 metres hurdles at the English Commonwealth Games trials, held in Manchester. He also won his third and final Welsh 400 metres title. He competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, winning two silvers, one in the individual 400 metres hurdles and the other in the men’s 4 x 400 metres relay as part of a Welsh quartet that included British-record holder Iwan Thomas. In the 400 metres hurdles, Elias set a Welsh record in the heats to go through to the final as the fastest qualifier, before being beaten by England’s Chris Rawlinson in the final. In the 4 x 400 metres relay, Elias ran anchor leg in the final, losing out on the gold medal by 0.01 seconds as he was beaten by England’s Daniel Caines to the line, whilst setting another Welsh record. He competed in the 2002 European Athletics Championships in both the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 400 metres hurdles, he finished third in his heat, failing to progress to the semi-finals. In the relay, he ran anchor leg in the heats, in which Great Britain won their race, before running second leg in the final on the way to winning a gold medal.

He won the Amateur Athletic Association U23 400m hurdles title in 2000. He was also awarded the title of Welsh 400m hurdles champion.

Matthew Elias Net Worth

Matthew Elias is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew Elias 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was part of the 1998 Commonwealth Games Welsh team. He won a bronze medal in the relay 4x400m.

He won the first of three Welsh 400m titles in 1999. He competed in the 400m hurdles and the 4×400 metres relay at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships. He won his heat in the 400m hurdles with a season-best of 50.84 and finished last by more than a second and half in the final. He was the only participant in the final of the 4x400m relay. The British team won a bronze medal with the second leg.

He won the European Under 23 Championships for the 400m hurdles in 2001 in a time of 49.57. The following year he was to have his most prolific season winning two silver medals in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

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Matthew Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Matthew Elias celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.