Mathew Quinn
| Mathew Quinn medal table |
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 South Africa
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| World championships | ||
| gold | 2001 Edmonton | 4 x 100 meter relay |
| Summer Universiade | ||
| bronze | 1999 Palma de Mallorca | 100 meter run |
Mathew Quinn (born April 17, 1976 in Harare ) is a South African athlete whose specialty is the sprint .
Sporting successes
Quinn participated in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Together with Morne Nagel , Corné du Plessis and Lee-Roy Newton , he finished second behind the US quartet in the 4 x 100 meter relay in the finals at the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton . The South Africans improved the national record to 38.47 s.
Due to the subsequent disqualification of the American Tim Montgomery for a doping offense , the South African relay was awarded the gold medal in 2005.
At the 1999 Summer Universiade , Quinn won the bronze medal in the 100-meter run .
Best times
- 100-meter run - 10.08 s (1999)
- 200 meter run - 20.93 s (1999)
Web links
- Mathew Quinn in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Quinn, Mathew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quinn, Matthew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harare |