Matt Shirvington is an Australian track athlete and television presenter.
Shirvington generally competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay events, finding the most success in the 100m sprint. He competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games where he qualified for the 100m semi-finals, finishing 5th. He also competed in the Athletics World Championships from 1999 to 2007 and the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2006.
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.
Shirvington is the second fastest Australian sprinter of all time.
In 2004, Shirvington was a contestant in the first series of Dancing with the Stars and in 2005 was a presenter and reporter on Beyond Tomorrow
In June 2010, Shirvington joined Sky News Australia as a sports presenter.
In 2013, Matt was announced as the new host of the Fox Sports NRL coverage and joined The Back Page as a co-host.
In 2014, he co-hosted the ASTRA Awards with Shaynna Blaze. Shirvington has previously been the host of Friday Night Football on Fox League.
In July 2020, Shirvington joined the Seven Network as weekend sport presenter on Seven News Sydney, replacing Jim Wilson. He is also a fill-in sports presenter on Sunrise.
In 2021, Shirvington will be the commentator in the upcoming series Holey Moley.
