Matthew Hudson-Smith

Matthew Hudson-Smith (born 26 October 1994) is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres and is, as of August 2026, the fastest European and sixth fastest athlete of all-time over the distance. In September 2024 he was ranked as the number one 400 m runner in the world and has won six British titles, five Diamond League events, three individual European titles, an individual Olympic silver medal, World Championships silver and bronze individual medals and an individual Commonwealth silver medal. He has also won a number of relay titles including an Olympic bronze medal, World Championships bronze medal, two European gold medals, one European silver medal, one European bronze medal and a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Hudson-Smith also holds the European and British 4 × 400 m records (2:55.83) along with the GB Team who ran in the final of the men's 4 × 400 m event in the Paris 2024 Olympics.