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	'''Matt Shirvington''' (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian ] and ] who held the ] from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for the 100m semi-finals in Sydney 2000, finishing 5th.<ref name="Quadzilla">{{cite news \|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/trae-williams-quadzilla-sprinter-nails-stunning-1010sec-100m-to-win-national-title/news-story/f7b38931ded4566c47baf0bb8e6d44ba \|title=Trae Williams: Quadzilla sprinter nails stunning 10.10sec 100m to win national title \|work=news.com.au \|author=Salvado, John \|date=17 February 2018 \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|agency=]}}</ref>		'''Matt Shirvington''' (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former ] and ] who held the ] from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for the 100m semi-finals in Sydney 2000, finishing 5th.<ref name="Quadzilla">{{cite news \|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/trae-williams-quadzilla-sprinter-nails-stunning-1010sec-100m-to-win-national-title/news-story/f7b38931ded4566c47baf0bb8e6d44ba \|title=Trae Williams: Quadzilla sprinter nails stunning 10.10sec 100m to win national title \|work=news.com.au \|author=Salvado, John \|date=17 February 2018 \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|agency=]}}</ref>

			Shirvington is currently co-host of the ]'s breakfast television program '']'' alongside ].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-06-05 \|title=Matt Shirvington joins as new Sunrise co-host {{!}} TV Tonight \|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/06/matt-shirvington-joins-as-new-sunrise-co-host.html \|access-date=2023-06-05 \|website=tvtonight.com.au \|language=en-AU}}</ref>
	Shirvington is currently a sport presenter on '']'' and host of ''].''

	==Athletics==		==Athletics==
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	=== Seven Network ===		=== Seven Network ===
	In 2004, Shirvington was a contestant in the first series of ] and in 2005 was a presenter and reporter on ]		In 2004, Shirvington was a contestant in the first series of ] and in 2005 was a presenter and reporter on ].

	In July 2020, Shirvington joined the ] as weekend sport presenter on '']'', replacing ].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-07-03\|title=Channel Seven welcomes Olympian Matt Shirvington to the team\|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/channel-seven-welcomes-olympian-matt-shirvington-to-the-team-c-1144498\|access-date=2020-07-03\|website=7NEWS.com.au\|language=en}}</ref> He is also a fill-in host and sports presenter on '']'' ~~and~~ ~~host~~ of '']''.		In July 2020, Shirvington joined the ] as weekend sport presenter on '']'', replacing ].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-07-03\|title=Channel Seven welcomes Olympian Matt Shirvington to the team\|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/channel-seven-welcomes-olympian-matt-shirvington-to-the-team-c-1144498\|access-date=2020-07-03\|website=7NEWS.com.au\|language=en}}</ref> He also was a fill-in host and sports presenter on '']'', '']'' and '']''.

	On 1 February 2021, Shirvington started hosting the competition series ''],'' and on 7 March 2021 he started hosting the competition series '']''.		On 1 February 2021, Shirvington started hosting the competition series ''],'' and on 7 March 2021 he started hosting the competition series '']''.

	In January 2022, ] announced that Shirvington will join as a host on '']'', replacing the long running host ].<ref>Welch, K. (2022, January 28). Mike Whitney departs Sydney Weekender after 27 years. Mumbrella. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://mumbrella.com.au/mike-whitney-departs-sydney-weekender-after-27-years-721985 </ref>		In January 2022, ] announced that Shirvington will join as a host on '']'', replacing the long running host ].<ref>Welch, K. (2022, January 28). Mike Whitney departs Sydney Weekender after 27 years. Mumbrella. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://mumbrella.com.au/mike-whitney-departs-sydney-weekender-after-27-years-721985</ref>

			In July 2022, Shirvington was part of the commentary team for the network's coverage of the ] in Birmingham.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/06/seven-confirms-commonwealth-games-2022-commentary-team.html\|title=Seven confirms Commonwealth Games 2022 commentary team\|publisher=]\|first=David\|last=Knox\|date=8 June 2022\|accessdate=9 June 2022}}</ref>

			In June 2023, the ] announced that Shirvington will permanently replace ] as the co-host of ], having filled in for him regularly on Fridays in recent months.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://7news.com.au/sunrise/matt-shirvington-announced-as-kochie-replacement-on-sunrise--c-10849971\|title=Matt Shirvington announced as Kochie replacement on Sunrise\|publisher=]\|date=5 June 2023\|accessdate= 5 June 2023}}</ref> He commenced on Monday 12 June.

	=== Sky News Australia and Foxtel ===		=== Sky News Australia and Foxtel ===
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	Shirvington appeared in a guest role on the Australian version of '']'' in 2010.		Shirvington appeared in a guest role on the Australian version of '']'' in 2010.

			In 2024, he made a cameo in Home And Away

	==Links with NRL clubs==		==Links with NRL clubs==
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Raised in ], a suburb of ], Shirvington ~~now~~ ~~spends~~ ~~his~~ ~~time between Sydney and~~ ].<ref name="AA" /><ref name="icmi">{{cite web\|title=Matt Shirvington: Biography\|url=https://www.icmi.com.au/matt-shirvington\|access-date=19 February 2018\|work=Guest keynote and event speaker\|publisher=ICMI}}</ref> He attended St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School in Davidson. He has also been a National Ambassador for ], an Australian support organisation for young children living with ].<ref name="CanTeen">{{cite web\|title=National Ambassadors – Matt Shirvington\|url=http://www.canteen.org.au/default.asp?articleid=749&menuid=93\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901155913/http://canteen.org.au/default.asp?articleid=749&menuid=93\|archive-date=1 September 2007\|access-date=2007-01-06\|publisher=]}}</ref>		Raised in ], a suburb of ], Shirvington has also lived in ].<ref name="AA" /><ref name="icmi">{{cite web\|title=Matt Shirvington: Biography\|url=https://www.icmi.com.au/matt-shirvington\|access-date=19 February 2018\|work=Guest keynote and event speaker\|publisher=ICMI}}</ref> He attended St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School in Davidson. He has also been a National Ambassador for ], an Australian support organisation for young children living with ].<ref name="CanTeen">{{cite web\|title=National Ambassadors – Matt Shirvington\|url=http://www.canteen.org.au/default.asp?articleid=749&menuid=93\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901155913/http://canteen.org.au/default.asp?articleid=749&menuid=93\|archive-date=1 September 2007\|access-date=2007-01-06\|publisher=]}}</ref>

	Shirvington is married to author ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/twilight-take-two-spielberg-embraces-australian-author-20120918-263ka.html \|title=Twilight take two: Spielberg embraces Australian author \|first=Michael \|last=Idato \|date=19 September 2012 \|work=] }}</ref> They have two daughters, and a son.<ref name=icmi/> They live in {{NSWcity\|Mosman}}, New South Wales.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/olympian-matt-shirvington-makes-a-speedy-75-million-purchase-of-a-mosman-house-20170624-gwwc5w/ \|title=Olympian Matt Shirvington makes a speedy $7.5 million purchase of a Mosman house \|author=Macken, Lucy \|work=]: Domain \|date=24 June 2017 \|access-date=19 February 2018 }}</ref>		Shirvington is married to author ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/twilight-take-two-spielberg-embraces-australian-author-20120918-263ka.html \|title=Twilight take two: Spielberg embraces Australian author \|first=Michael \|last=Idato \|date=19 September 2012 \|work=] }}</ref> They have two daughters, and a son.<ref name=icmi/> They live in {{NSWcity\|Mosman}}, New South Wales.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.domain.com.au/news/olympian-matt-shirvington-makes-a-speedy-75-million-purchase-of-a-mosman-house-20170624-gwwc5w/ \|title=Olympian Matt Shirvington makes a speedy $7.5 million purchase of a Mosman house \|author=Macken, Lucy \|work=]: Domain \|date=24 June 2017 \|access-date=19 February 2018 }}</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==
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Latest revision as of 04:28, 29 September 2024

Australian sprinter

Matt Shirvington

Shirvington in 2013

Personal information

Nickname(s)

Shirvo, The Package

Born

(1978-10-25) 25 October 1978 (age 46)
Davidson, New South Wales, Australia

Spouse

Jessica Shirvington

Sport

Country

Australia

Sport

Men's athletics

Events

Achievements and titles

Olympic finals

2000 Sydney: Men's 100 m – Semi finalist
2000 Sydney: Men's 200 m – Quarter finalist

World finals

2001 Edmonton: 4 x 100m relay – Bronze

National finals

2000 Telstra Athletics Championships, Hobart: Men's 100 m – Gold
2001 Telstra Athletics Championships, Sydney: Men's 100 m – Gold
2002 Telstra Athletics Championships, Canberra: Men's 100 m – Gold
2003 Telstra Athletics Championships, Adelaide: Men's 100 m – Gold
2004 Telstra Athletics Championships, Perth: Men's 100 m – Gold
2005 Telstra Athletics Championships, Perth: Men's 100 m – Gold

Commonwealth finals

1998 Kuala Lumpur: Men's 100 m – Finalist

Personal best

10.03 seconds (1998 CG: Kuala Lumpur): Men's 100 m

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Australia
World Championships
	2001 Edmonton	4 x 100m relay
Commonwealth Games
	1998 Kuala Lumpur	4 x 100m relay

Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for the 100m semi-finals in Sydney 2000, finishing 5th.

Shirvington is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program Sunrise alongside Natalie Barr.

Athletics

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 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 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.

Television

Seven Network

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.

In July 2022, Shirvington was part of the commentary team for the network's coverage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

In June 2023, the Seven Network announced that Shirvington will permanently replace David Koch as the co-host of Sunrise, having filled in for him regularly on Fridays in recent months. He commenced on Monday 12 June.

Sky News Australia and Foxtel

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.

Other

In 2009, Matt had a cameo and one line in the third episode of :30 Seconds.

Shirvington appeared in a guest role on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser in 2010.

In 2024, he made a cameo in Home And Away

Links with NRL clubs

St George Illawarra Dragons

In the 2012 NRL pre-season, Shirvington was appointed a sprint training coach for the St George Illawarra Dragons despite being a fan of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

In the 2016 NRL pre-season, Shirvington signed up as a Sea Eagles member and recorded a video message encouraging other Manly supporters to either renew their membership or to sign up. Shirvington also regularly promotes the Sea Eagles via social media.

Personal life

Raised in Davidson, a suburb of Sydney, Shirvington has also lived in London. He attended St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School in Davidson. He has also been a National Ambassador for CanTeen, an Australian support organisation for young children living with cancer.

Shirvington is married to author Jessica Shirvington. They have two daughters, and a son. They live in Mosman, New South Wales.

References

Salvado, John (17 February 2018). "Trae Williams: Quadzilla sprinter nails stunning 10.10sec 100m to win national title". news.com.au. AAP. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
"Matt Shirvington joins as new Sunrise co-host | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Athlete Profiles – Matt Shirvington". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
"Aussies slip up as Powell powers Jamaica to gold". ABC News. Australia. 25 March 2006. Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
Magnay, Jacquelin (6 May 2006). "9.93: Johnson dashes into history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
"Channel Seven welcomes Olympian Matt Shirvington to the team". 7NEWS.com.au. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
Welch, K. (2022, January 28). Mike Whitney departs Sydney Weekender after 27 years. Mumbrella. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://mumbrella.com.au/mike-whitney-departs-sydney-weekender-after-27-years-721985
Knox, David (8 June 2022). "Seven confirms Commonwealth Games 2022 commentary team". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
"Matt Shirvington announced as Kochie replacement on Sunrise". Seven News. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
"Shirvo pledges his support to Manly". Sea Eagles News. National Rugby League. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ "Matt Shirvington: Biography". Guest keynote and event speaker. ICMI. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
"National Ambassadors – Matt Shirvington". CanTeen. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2007.
Idato, Michael (19 September 2012). "Twilight take two: Spielberg embraces Australian author". The Sydney Morning Herald.
Macken, Lucy (24 June 2017). "Olympian Matt Shirvington makes a speedy $7.5 million purchase of a Mosman house". The Sydney Morning Herald: Domain. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

External links

Matt Shirvington at World Athletics

v t e Australian national champions in men's 100 m
Note: 100 yards until 1966
1894: Billy MacPherson 1896: Bill Cartwright 1898 & 1900: Stan Rowley 1902: George Moir 1904: Herb Hunter 1906 & 1908: Nigel Barker 1910: William Woodger (NZL) 1912: Ron Opie (NZL) 1914: George Parker (USA) 1920: William Hunt 1922: Slip Carr 1924 & 1926: Les Parker 1928, 1930 & 1932: Jim Carlton 1934: Noel Dempsey 1936: Ted Hampson 1938: Howard Yates 1947–48: John Treloar 1949: Lloyd La Beach (PAN) 1950: John Treloar 1951: Bill de Gruchy 1952–58: Hector Hogan 1959: Brian Waters 1960: Dennis Tipping 1961–62: Gary Holdsworth 1963–65: Bob Lay 1966–67: Gary Holdsworth 1968: Mel Pender (USA) 1969: Greg Lewis 1970–71: Eric Bigby 1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL) 1973: David Stokes 1974–75: Graham Haskell 1976: Greg Lewis 1977–79: Paul Narracott 1980: Richard James 1981: Peter Gandy 1982–84: Paul Narracott 1985: Fred Martin 1986: Gerrard Keating 1987–88: Shane Naylor 1989: David Dworjanyn 1990: Tim Jackson 1991: Dean Capobianco 1992: Shane Naylor 1993: Dean Capobianco 1994: Damien Marsh 1995: Shane Naylor 1996: Damien Marsh 1997: Steve Brimacombe 1998–2002: Matt Shirvington 2003: Patrick Johnson 2004–07: Josh Ross 2008: Otis Gowa 2009: Josh Ross 2010–11: Aaron Rouge-Serret 2012–13: Josh Ross 2014: Tim Leathart 2015: Josh Clarke 2016: Alex Hartmann 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL) 2018: Trae Williams 2019: Eddie Osei-Nketia (NZL)

Australian national champions in men's 100 m

Note: 100 yards until 1966

1894: Billy MacPherson
1896: Bill Cartwright
1898 & 1900: Stan Rowley
1902: George Moir
1904: Herb Hunter
1906 & 1908: Nigel Barker
1910: William Woodger (NZL)
1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
1914: George Parker (USA)
1920: William Hunt
1922: Slip Carr
1924 & 1926: Les Parker
1928, 1930 & 1932: Jim Carlton
1934: Noel Dempsey
1936: Ted Hampson
1938: Howard Yates
1947–48: John Treloar
1949: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
1950: John Treloar
1951: Bill de Gruchy
1952–58: Hector Hogan
1959: Brian Waters
1960: Dennis Tipping
1961–62: Gary Holdsworth
1963–65: Bob Lay
1966–67: Gary Holdsworth
1968: Mel Pender (USA)
1969: Greg Lewis
1970–71: Eric Bigby
1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL)
1973: David Stokes
1974–75: Graham Haskell
1976: Greg Lewis
1977–79: Paul Narracott
1980: Richard James
1981: Peter Gandy
1982–84: Paul Narracott
1985: Fred Martin
1986: Gerrard Keating
1987–88: Shane Naylor
1989: David Dworjanyn
1990: Tim Jackson
1991: Dean Capobianco
1992: Shane Naylor
1993: Dean Capobianco
1994: Damien Marsh
1995: Shane Naylor
1996: Damien Marsh
1997: Steve Brimacombe
1998–2002: Matt Shirvington
2003: Patrick Johnson
2004–07: Josh Ross
2008: Otis Gowa
2009: Josh Ross
2010–11: Aaron Rouge-Serret
2012–13: Josh Ross
2014: Tim Leathart
2015: Josh Clarke
2016: Alex Hartmann
2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
2018: Trae Williams
2019: Eddie Osei-Nketia (NZL)

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