← Luke Mathews (born 21 June 1995) is a retired Australian middle-distance runner who competes in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

and

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

. He represented his country in both events at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

. As well as in the 4 × 800 m at the

2017 IAAF World Relays The 2017 IAAF World Relays was the third edition of the biennial, global track and field relay competition between nations. It was held April 22–23, 2017, in Nassau, Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a ...

, the 1500m at the 2017 IAAF World Championships and in both events at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

. He also competed for Australia at

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global sport of athletics, athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athleti ...

in the 800 m.

Athletics career

Born in Williamstown, Melbourne, Mathews made his international debut at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, being a semi-finalist in the 800 metres.Luke Mathews
IAAF. Retrieved on 21 August 2016. He made his breakthrough at senior level in 2016. After a win at the Hunter Track Classic he then ran world record holder

David Rudisha David Lekuta Rudisha, State Commendations of Kenya, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a retired Kenyan Middle-distance running, middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 ...

to the line at the Melbourne Track Classic, recording a personal best of 1:45.16 minutes. It was the fastest time for the 800 m by an Australian in Australia for nearly 35 years. He was selected to compete for Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in both 800 m and 1500 m. He was eliminated in the heats stages. He competed for Australia at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in the 1500 m. He finished 1st in his Heat with the overall fastest time. He was just eliminated in the Semi-Final. He competed for Australia at the

in both 800 m and 1500 m. He finished 3rd with a Bronze Medal in the 800m Final. He also made the Final of the 1500m. He competed for Australia at the

in the 800 m. He finished 7th in his Heat.

Personal life

Mathews grew up in Werribee and Newport and attended St Kevin's College. As a junior he competed for th
Werribee
an
Altona
Little Athletics centres. He was also a talented junior Australian Rules Footballer having a stint with the Western Jets before turning his focus to athletics. He has completed studying a Bachelor of Commerce (finance) at

Deakin University Deakin University is a public university in Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1974 with antecedent history since 1887, the university was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia and a founding father of Australian Fede ...

Personal bests

600 metres The 600 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions. It is also run at the Penn Relays. All-time top 25 * i = indoor performa ...

– 1:18.05 min (2016) *

– 1:45.16 min (2016) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres, 1 kilometer run, or 1K run is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It consists of two and a half laps around an outdoor 400 m track, or five laps around an indoor 200 m track. The 1000 ...

– 2:19.57 min (2017) *

– 3:35.57 min (2017) *

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards, 5,280 Foot (unit), feet, or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance running, middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling ...

– 3:54.53 min (2017) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

– 8:23.10 min (2012) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

– 14:36.80 min (2014) *

(road) – 4:03.0 (2016) All information from All-Athletics profile.Luke Mathews
All-Athletics. Retrieved on 21 August 2016.

International competitions

References

External links

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at Australian Athletics Historical Results * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathews, Luke Living people 1995 births Athletes from Melbourne Australian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Australian Athletics Championships winners People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne People from Williamstown, Victoria Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen People from Werribee, Victoria Deakin University alumni People from Newport, Victoria Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics