Peter Matthews (born 13 November 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He is an Olympic silver medalist as a member of the Jamaican 4 × 400 m relay team in Rio. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade.
His personal best in the event is 44.69 set in the qualifying round at Beijing in 2015. Matthews ran for University of Technology, Jamaica.
International competitions
References
1989 births
Living people
Jamaican male sprinters
Sportspeople from Manchester Parish
World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
Olympic athletes for Jamaica
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Universiade silver medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games