Matt Shirvington

Medal record
Matt Shirvington
Men’s athletics
Competitor for  Australia
World Championships
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	4x100 m relay

Olympic Games
Men's Athletics
Semi Finalist	2000 Sydney	Athletics Men's 100 m
Quarter Finalist	2000 Sydney	Athletics Men's 200 m
Telstra Athletics Championships
Men's Athletics
Gold medal	2000 Telstra Athletics Championships Hobart	Athletics Men's 100 m
Gold medal	2001 Telstra Athletics Championships Sydney	Athletics Men's 100 m
Gold medal	2002 Telstra Athletics Championships Canberra	Athletics Men's 100 m
Gold medal	2003 Telstra Athletics Championships Adelaide	Athletics Men's 100 m
Gold medal	2004 Telstra Athletics Championships Perth	Athletics Men's 100 m
Gold medal	2005 Telstra Athletics Championships Perth	Athletics Men's 100 m
Commonwealth Games
Men's Athletics
Finalist	1998 Kuala Lumpur	Athletics Men's 100 m

Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. He's the 2nd fastest Australian of all time.

Shirvington was raised in Davidson, a suburb of Sydney and now spends his time between Sydney and London.^[1]

Athletics

Shirvington generally competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay events, finding the most success in the 100m sprint. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, the Athletics World Championships from 1999 to 2007 and the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2006.^[1][2]

From 1998 Shirvington claimed 5 consecutive Australian national titles for the 100 m sprint event. In the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he broke an Australian record and finished fourth with a time of 10.03 seconds in the 100 m. This record stood until 2003 when Patrick Johnson achieved a time of 9.93 s.^[3] He also featured in two World Indoor Championships 60m finals.

Television

Outside of his sporting career, Shirvington was a presenter of the Australian television program Beyond Tomorrow and participated in Dancing with the Stars in 2004.^[4] He has also been a National Ambassador for CanTeen, an Australian support organisation for young children living with cancer.^[5] In 2009, he had a cameo and one line in the third episode of the :30 Seconds.

In June 2010, Shirvington joined Sky News Australia as a sports presenter.

Shirvington appeared in a guest role on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser in 2010.

he appeared in TWO 60m world finals

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Athlete Profiles - Matt Shirvington". Athletics Australia. http://www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/matt_shirvington. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
2. ^ "Aussies slip up as Powell powers Jamaica to gold". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-04-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20070418222910/http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200603/s1600844.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-06. 
3. ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (6 May 2006). "9.93:Johnson dashes into history". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/05/1051987659141.html. Retrieved 2007-01-06. 
4. ^ "Beyond Tomorrow: Meet the Cast". Yahoo! 7. http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/beyond-tomorrow/7/presenter. Retrieved 2007-01-06. 
5. ^ "National Ambassadors - Matt Shirvington". CanTeen. http://www.canteen.org.au/default.asp?articleid=749&menuid=93. Retrieved 2007-01-06. 

External links

• IAAF profile for Matt Shirvington

Persondata
Name	Shirvington, Matt
Alternative names
Short description	Australian sprinter
Date of birth	1978-10-25
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death