Luke Mathews

Luke Mathews
nation	Australia
birthday	21st June 1995 (age 25)
place of birth	Williamstown , Australia
size	183 cm
Weight	70 kg
Career
discipline	Middle distance run
society	Melbourne Track Club
status	active
Medal table
Commonwealth Games 0 × 0 × 1 ×
Commonwealth Games bronze Gold Coast 2018 800 m
last change: May 12, 2018

Luke Mathews (born June 21, 1995 in Williamstown ) is an Australian middle-distance runner .

Athletic career

Luke Mathews gained his first international experience at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Eugene , where he was eliminated in the semi-finals over 800 meters. Two years later he qualified over 800 and 1500 meters for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , but was eliminated in both competitions in the first round . In 2017 he took part in the Australian 4 x 800 meter relay in the World Relays in the Bahamas , where he finished fourth in 7: 20.10 minutes. Over 1500 meters he qualified for the World Championships in London , where he was eliminated in the semifinals with 3: 40.91 min .

In April 2018 he won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast in the final over 800 meters in 1: 45.60 minutes. Over 1500 meters he finished twelfth in the final with 3: 47.04 minutes.

Mathews was the Australian 800-meter champion between 2016 and 2018. He is a law student at Deakin University in Melbourne.

Personal bests

• 800 meters: 1: 45.16 min, June 5, 2016 in Birmingham
• 1500 meters: 3: 35.57 min, June 11, 2017 in Hengelo
• Mile: 3: 54.53 min, May 27, 2017 in Eugene

Web links

• Luke Mathews in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Luke Mathews in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )