Matthew Rossiter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Edward T. Rossiter |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 25 September 1989 |
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Rowing |
Event | Coxless four |
| Club | Leander Club |
Medal record | |
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Matthew Edward T. Rossiter (born 25 September 1989) is a British international rower. He is an Olympian and has won medals at World Rowing Championships.
Profile
[edit | edit source]Rossiter was educated at Abingdon School and gained colours for the Abingdon School Boat Club. In 2008 he finished fifth in the Under-23 eights at the Junior World Championships.[1] He continued his rowing as a student at Durham University.[2]
His younger brother George Rossiter is a World Under 23 Championship medallist and World University Champion.[3][4]
Rowing
[edit | edit source]Rossiter won a bronze medal in the coxless four at the 2017 World Championships in Sarasota, Florida.[5] and also competed in the 2018 World Rowing Championships.
At the 2019 European Rowing Championships Rossiter was part of the team that won the gold medal in the fours.[6][7] The crew included his fellow Abingdonian Oliver Cook.[8] The same crew then won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.[9]
In 2021, he won a second European gold medal when winning the coxless four in Varese, Italy.[10]
In December 2022, he announced his retirement from international rowing in order to join the America's Cup sailing team.[11] He was subsequently named as part of the INEOS Britannia crew that challenged for the 2024 America's Cup.[12]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Matthew Rossiter at World RowingLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Matt Rossiter at British Rowing
- Matt Rossiter at Team GBLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Matthew Rossiter at Olympics.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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