JONATHAN MATTHEWS
Birthday: July 2, 1956
Current Residence : Helena, Montana
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
College: B.A: UCLA - Ph.D: Standford
PRS
Outdoors
20 km - 1:24:50
50 km - 4:01:36
Indoors
1 mile - 5:41.26
Jonathan Matthews arrived on the national race walking scene in 1992 at the age of 36, after earlier competitive running and National Team bicycle racing careers. Serving as his own coach, in the eight years between 1992 and 2000 (aside from an injury-hampered 1996 season), Jonathan placed in the top 3 in the U.S. National Championships in at least one (and often both) of the two Olympic-distance walks for men, 20 Kilometers and 50 Kilometers. During this eight-year period he won 3 National Championships and set 4 American Records (the fastest American ever at 3000 meters, 5000 meters, and 1 hour on the track and 5K on the road) and 22 Masters American Records. Representing the USA in international competition, Jonathan has been the top American finisher in his event in the Pan American Race walking Cup (twice), the World Cup of race walking, and the World Athletics Championships. Jonathan is also a two-time Olympic Festival champion. In 1993 Jonathan won USA Track and Field’s Ron Zinn Award, recognizing him as the top American race walker for the year at 50 kilometers. In 1996 and 1999, Jonathan received USA Track & Field's Master race walker of the Year award.
His wife of 15 years, Stephanie, and he have two young sons, Kyle, 8, and Connor, 5. Since receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1994, Jonathan has worked as a college professor. He greatly enjoys his current position as a professor of education and the director of educator licensure and student teaching at Carroll College in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Helena, Montana.
1999
3rd - 1:24:50
1998
3rd - 1:33:23
1997
5th - 1:30:49
1996
8th - 1:27:30
1994
2nd - 1:27:13
1993
2nd - 1:24:56
1992
2nd - 1:25:40
1991
7th - 1:28:41
2000
4th - 4:21:39
1997
6th - 4:12:36
1995
5th - 4:02:42
1994
2nd - 4:02:59
1993
1st - 4:01:36
1992
5th - 4:12:28
1991
10th - 4:23:35
1994
5K - 20:01.50
1994
5K - 20:12
1993
50K - 4:01:36
50K World Championships
1993 - 19th - 4:02:52 - Stuttgart
50K World Cup
1995 - DNF, Beijing, China
20K World Cup
1999 - 63rd - 1:30:38 - Mezidon, France
1993 - 41st - 1:31:28 - Monterrey, Mexico
20K Pan Am Games
1995 - DNF - Mar del Plata
20K Pan Am Cup
2000 - 22nd - 1:36:32 - Poza Rica, Mexico
1998 - 13th - 1:40:09 - Miami, FL
1994 - 12th - 1:28:04 - Atlanta, GA
1992 - 5th - 1:28:58 - Guatemala City
