Matthew Hunt (hurdler)

Matthew Hunt
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2006-11-23) 23 November 2006
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event
100 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m hurdles 49.33 (2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
World Relays
Bronze medal – third place2026 Gaborone4×400 m relay
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Darwin400m hurdles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Port of SpainMixed relay

Matthew Hunt (born 23 November 2006) is an Australian hurdler. He won the Australian Athletics Championships in 2026 in the 400 metres hurdles.[1]

Biography

A member of UTS Norths athletics club, Hunt started in athletics when he was 6 years old. He won the U17 400 metres hurdles at the 2022 Australian All Schools Championships. The following year, Hunt placed second in the U18 400 metres hurdles at the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships having won the 400m hurdles at the 2023 NSW Championships. Competing for Australia in Trinidad and Tobbago at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games he was a finalist in the 400m hurdles, marginally missing out on a podium position by one-hundredth of a second in 52.37 seconds, after running under protest after falsely being attributed with a false start. He later won a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Games.[2][3][4]

In April 2024, he won the Australian U20 title over 400m hurdles in Adelaide and was selected to represent Australia at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[5][6] He retained the national U20 title the following year in Perth.[7]

In Canberra in January 2026, Hunt broke the 50-second barrier in the 400m hurdles with a time of 49.95 at the Capital Athletics Open and Under 20 Championships.[8] In March 2026, Hunt ran a personal best 49.48 seconds to win the 400 metres hurdles at the Adelaide Invitational, to move into the top-ten on the Australian all-time list.[9][10] Hunt won the Australian Athletics Championships on 12 April 2026 in the 400 metres hurdles, running 49.37 seconds to win ahead of Kyle Bennett and Ashley Moloney.[11] He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[12] On the opening day he was part of the Australian men's 4 x 400 metres relay team alongside Luke van Ratingen, Reece Holder, and Aidan Murphy who set a new Oceania record of 2:57.30 breaking the previous best that had stood since 1984.[13][14] The following day, he switched to run in the final of the mixed 4 x 400 m relay.[15] Later that month, he ran a personal best of 49.33 seconds in the qualifying round of the 400 m hurdles at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, prior to winning the gold medal the following day.[16][17][18] He competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[19]

Personal life

His brother Thomas Hunt is also an athlete and Australia national champion in the 400 metres hurdles.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Hunt". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Hunt". commonwealthgames.com.au. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Medals galore on the third day at the 2023 Trinbago Commonwealth Youth Games". englandathletics.org. 10 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "HURDLES SENSATION AMIDZOVSKI AMONG WINNERS AS GOLD DELIVERED AT EACH OF ATHLETICS, CYCLING AND SWIMMING". Commonwealthgames.com.au. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Australian U20 Championships". World Athletics. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24". World Athletics. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Australian U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Moorhouse, Lachlan (26 Jan 2025). "MYERS LEADS WORLD-LEADING AUSTRALIANS IN EARLY 2026 FRENZY". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  9. ↑ "HOMETOWN HERO MURPHY SALUTES WHILE WILLIAMS FIRES AT ADELAIDE INVITATIONAL". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Adelaide Invitational". World Athletics. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "GOUT BREAKS WORLD RECORD AS HULL RETURNS TO THRONE ON FINAL DAY OF AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "World leads fall as 4x400m teams light up first round in Gaborone". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "REATH RAISES BAR AS AZZOPARDI SPRINTS TO OCEANIA TITLE IN DARWIN". World Athletics. 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "ATHLETICS STARS HEAD NORTH FOR OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DARWIN". Athletics.com.au. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "OWUSU IMPRESSES AS CARLI SEALS HAT-TRICK ON TEAM AUSTRALIA'S FINAL DAY IN DARWIN". Australian Athletics. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Australian Athletics Championships: 10 events to watch". NSW Athletics. 6 Apr 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.

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