Mathew Quinn

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Mathew Quinn

Personal information

Born

17 April 1976

Medal record

Men’s Athletics
Representing South Africa
World Championships
	2001 Edmonton	4x100 m relay
Universiade
	1999 Palma de Mallorca	100 metres

Mathew Quinn (born 17 April 1976 in Salisbury, Rhodesia) is a South African sprinter. Together with Morné Nagel, Corné du Plessis and Lee Roy Newton he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.

Following the ruling of 13 December 2005 which retroactively disqualified Tim Montgomery and henceforth the American team, the South African team were promoted to gold medallists.

He is married to former sprinter Heide Seyerling.

Personal bests

100 metres - 10.08 (1999)
200 metres - 20.93 (1999)

References

Matthew Quinn profile at IAAF
sports-reference

World Champions in Men's 4×100 m Relay

1983: United States 1987: United States 1991: United States 1993: United States 1995: Canada 1997: Canada 1999: United States 2001: South Africa 2003: United States 2005: France 2007: United States 2009: Jamaica 2011: Jamaica 2013: Jamaica 2015: Jamaica

2001 South Africa (Morne Nagel, Corne Du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton & Matthew Quinn)

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