Tim Matthews

Matthews during the 4 x 400 m T46 relay at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He and his teammates (Stephen Wilson, Neil Fuller and Heath Francis) won gold in this event.

Timothy "Tim" Shaun Matthews, OAM (born 29 October 1974) is an Australian Paralympic athlete. He was born in the Victorian town of Orbost with exomphalos, a condition in which the abdomen develops outside the body; in his case, the condition affected other organs, including his liver. he was also born without a left arm and with some webbed fingers. for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. That year, he received an Australian Sports Medal. At the 2004 Athens Games, he came seventh in the first heat of the Men's 100 m T46 - event and did not make the final.

Since 2008, Matthews has been the Australian Paralympic Committee's Manager for Pathways and Development. As part of this role, he manages the APC's Paralympic Talent Search program in Victoria and Tasmania.

He coaches 2012 Paralympians Kelly Cartwright, Katy Parrish and Jack Swift, and is former coach of Paralympian Michelle Errichiello.

In 2024, Paralympics Australia awarded Mathews the Australian Paralympic Medal. In 2025, he was awarded the Victorian Instute of Sport Frank Pyke Achievement Award.