Matt Shirvington
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Australia |
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| World Championships | ||
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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]
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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.
In 2013, he was announced as the new host of the Fox Sports NRL coverage and joined The Back Page (TV series) as a co-host. In 2014, he co-hosted the ASTRA Awards with Shaynna Blaze.
Links with NRL clubs
St George Illawarra Dragons
In the 2012 NRL pre-season, Shirvington was appointed as a sprint training coach for the NRL club St George Illawarra Dragons despite being a fan of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. During his tenure the club's average sprint times improved by 7%.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
In the 2016 NRL pre-season, Shirvington signed up as a Sea Eagles Member and recorded a video message encouraging other Manly supporters to either renew their Membership or to sign up. Shirvington also regularly promotes the Sea Eagles via social media.[6]
Personal life
Shirvington attended St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School in Davidson & returns occasionally to inspire the students.
Shirvington is married to author Jessica Shirvington (known for The Violet Eden Chapters)[7] and together they have two daughters Sienna and Winter. According to Jessica, the pair have been together since she was 17.[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ http://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2015/11/09/shirvo_pledges_his_s.html
- ↑ "Twilight take two: Spielberg embraces Australian author" by Michael Idato on 19 September 2012 Sydney Morning Herald
External links
- Matt Shirvington profile at IAAF
- Use dmy dates from July 2015
- Use Australian English from July 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2013
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1978 births
- Australian sprinters
- Australian television presenters
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- People from New South Wales
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) participants
- Living people
