Matti Hatava (born 10 March 1981, Lappeenranta) is a Finnish archer who lives in Tampere and represents archery club Tampereen Jousiampujat.

In 2002 Hatava took a break from active sport to pursue his personal career in banking.

[2] In 2008 Hatava finished second in the final Olympic qualification tournament held in Boé, France.

Thus Hatava guaranteed a place for Finland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

In elimination rounds he first won Simon Terry of Great Britain but then lost to Cheng Chu Sian of Malaysia.