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Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100 m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. In April 2026, Shirvington was still the fifth-fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for the 100 m semi-finals in Sydney 2000, finishing 5th.
Shirvington is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program Sunrise alongside Natalie Barr.
Shirvington generally competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, finding the most success in the 100 m sprint. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, 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 100 m sprint event. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, he broke the Australian national 100 m 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 60 m finals.
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 July 2020, Shirvington joined the Seven Network as weekend sport presenter on Seven News Sydney, replacing Jim Wilson. He also was a fill-in host and sports presenter on Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show.
On 1 February 2021, Shirvington started hosting the competition series Holey Moley, and on 7 March 2021 he started hosting the competition series Ultimate Tag.
In January 2022, Seven Network announced that Shirvington will join as a host on Sydney Weekender, replacing the long-running host Mike Whitney.
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Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100 m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. In April 2026, Shirvington was still the fifth-fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for the 100 m semi-finals in Sydney 2000, finishing 5th.
Shirvington is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program Sunrise alongside Natalie Barr.
Shirvington generally competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events, finding the most success in the 100 m sprint. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, 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 100 m sprint event. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, he broke the Australian national 100 m 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 60 m finals.
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 July 2020, Shirvington joined the Seven Network as weekend sport presenter on Seven News Sydney, replacing Jim Wilson. He also was a fill-in host and sports presenter on Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show.
On 1 February 2021, Shirvington started hosting the competition series Holey Moley, and on 7 March 2021 he started hosting the competition series Ultimate Tag.
In January 2022, Seven Network announced that Shirvington will join as a host on Sydney Weekender, replacing the long-running host Mike Whitney.
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