Matt Shirvington is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for the 100m semi-finals in Sydney 2000, finishing 5th.
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Matthew (Matt) Shirvington is a Sydney 2000 Olympian and still, two decades later, the second-fastest Australian sprinter of all time.
His prowess in sprinting was evident early on, when, at the age of 13, the young Sydneysider joined Little Athletics and broke schoolboy records in both the 100m and 200m events.
While still a teenager, Shirvington ran a time of 10.03 seconds at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. His impressive time thrust him into the spotlight with the media proclaiming him the best sprinter Australia had seen in 30 years.
Net Worth:
Matt is one of the Richest Athletics Competitors and is listed on Most Popular Athletics Competitors. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes and Business Insider, Matt Shirvington has a net worth of around $1.5 million.
Shirvington ended his career with five consecutive National Titles in the 100m and five top-three finishes nationally in the 200m. He is now a sports commentator, presenter and motivational speaker.
Running shorts:
The 69-year-old randomly dropped a reference to former Aussie sprinter Matt Shirvington’s “tight shorts” during Seven’s coverage of the Commonwealth Games.
The colourful caller was speaking before the men’s 200m semi-finals at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham after Shirvington had crossed to the commentary team from a Channel 7 studio.
From 1998 Shirvington claimed five consecutive Australian national titles for the 100m sprint event. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, he broke the Australian national 100m record, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 10.03 seconds. Shirvington held the record until Patrick Johnson recorded 9.93 seconds in 2003. He also featured in two World Indoor Championships 60m finals.
