Matt Welsh
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Matthew James "Matt"•Welsh |
| Used name | Matt•Welsh |
| Born | 18 November 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria (AUS) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | Melbourne Vicentre Swimming Club, Melbourne (AUS) |
| NOC |  Australia |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | AUS |
Matt Welsh | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 200 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | Australia | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | AUS |
Matt Welsh | |||
| 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 200 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) | 19 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | Australia | 9 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (50 m butterfly – 21 July 2003 - 29 February 2004: 23.43 (21 July 2003; Barcelona, ESP))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (50 m backstroke – 2 September 1999 - 18 November 1999, 14 January 2000 - 13 March 2000, and 2 September 2002 - 10 December 2004: 24.13 tied (2 September 1999; Canberra, AUS), 24.11 (14 January 2000; Hobart, AUS), 23.31 (2 September 2002; Melbourne, AUS); 200 m backstroke – 13 October 2000 - 21 January 2001: 1:51.62 (13 October 2000; Melbourne, AUS); 4×100 m medley relay – 4 April 1999 - 7 April 2002 and 4 September 2002 - 25 March 2004: 3:29.88 (4 April 1999; Hongkong, HKG), 3:28.12 (4 September 2002; Melbourne, AUS))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (0–3–1 1999 Sydney silver: 100 m backstroke; 2002 Yokohama silver: 200 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley relay; 2006 Victoria bronze: 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (5–3–1 1998 Perth SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay; 2001 Fukuoka SWI gold: 100 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 50 m backstroke; 2003 Barcelona SWI gold: 50 m butterfly, silver: 50 m backstroke and 100 m backstroke; 2005 Montréal SWI silver: 50 m backstroke; 2007 Melbourne SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (7–5–2 1999 Hong Kong gold: 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 100 m backstroke, bronze: 50 m backstroke; 2002 Moskva gold: 50 m backstroke and 100 m backstroke; 2004 Indianapolis silver: 50 m backstroke, 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 4×100 m medley relay; 2006 Shanghai gold: 100 m backstroke; 2008 Manchester gold: 4×100 m medley relay; 2006 Shanghai gold: 50 m backstroke and 50 m butterfly, bronze: 200 m backstroke)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (4–2–0 2002 Manchester SWI gold: 50 m backstroke, 100 m backstroke, and 4×100 m medley; 2006 Melbourne SWI gold: 4×100 m medley, silver: 100 m backstroke and 50 m butterfly)