Matt Shirvington has been making headlines lately as he prepares to step in the shoes of Sunrise alum David ‘Kochie’ Koch.
But who is the new breakfast star to be? Where does he come from? How did he make the move from athlete to presenter? We have all the answers.
He competed in the Olympics in 2000.
(Image: Getty)From just 13-years-old, the Sydneysider was an athlete, breaking the schoolboy records for both the 100m and 200m sprints.
Matt’s athletic history didn’t stop there, he then went to compete in the 1998 Commonwealth Games as a teenager and ran an impressive time of 10.03 seconds.
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At 22-years-old, he competed in his first and only Olympics in Sydney in 2000 where he finished fifth in the finals and ranked in the top-ten internationally. Two decades later, Matt is still the second-fastest Australian sprinter.
He continued to compete in a number of sporting events until 2006. Matt ended his career as an athlete with five National Titles in the 100m and five top-three finishes nationally in the 200m.
To this day, Matt is the second fastest in the 100m sprints.
(Image: Getty)Amongst all these sporting achievements, Matt met his wife Jessica at only 17 years old and the pair wed in 2001. Not long after they welcomed three stunning children.
Meanwhile, some could say his real career in entertainment television began when Matt competed in Dancing With The Stars in 2004.
Matt must have felt some spark from being in-front of the camera as he began presenting and reporting on Beyond Tomorrow, a show which showcased developments in science and technology, in 2005.
WATCH: David Koch announces he’s stepping down from Sunrise. Article continues after the video.
Matt’s news career reached a significant point in 2010 where he delivered his first live news read after joining Sky News.
Given his sporting talents and knowledge, he then joined Fox Sports covering the National Rugby League.
But it was his next job, which truly changed Matt’s future – he joined Seven Network as a sports presenter in July 2020, the same network in which Sunrise airs on.
Matt joined Seven in 2020.
(Image: Getty)In time, Matt covered for Kochie as he worked four-day weeks and filled in for other anchors. His work certainly impressed a lot of executives!
Now fans must wait to see how Matt will survive the tests of breakfast morning shows.
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