Matthew Elias
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Matthew John 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.
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
) is a Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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.