Matthew Elias

Matthew Elias

Matthew John (Matt) Elias (born 25 April 1979 in Cardiff) is a Welsh athlete who specialises in the 400 metres sprint and represents Great Britain. In 2003 he won a gold medal at the European Championships and at the Olympic Games in Athens he finished 5th in the 4x400m relay

He won the European Under23 Championships for the 400m hurdles in 2001 in a time of 49.57. The following year he was to have his most prolific season winning two Silver medals in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

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