Vic Matthews

Victor Charles Matthews is a British hurdler and decathlete who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Matthews finished third behind Les Pinder in the decathlon event at the 1953 AAA Championships. He finished runner-up to Gerald Brown at the 1956 AAA Championships but by virtue of being the highest placed athlete he was considered the British champion.
Matthews represented the England athletics team in the 120 yards hurdles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales and at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the men's 110 metres hurdles.