Matt Weston (skeleton racer)
British skeleton racer
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)[1] Redhill, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matt Weston (born 2 April 1997) is a British skeleton racer. During January 2023, Weston became the first British male since Kristan Bromley to win the European or World Title in skeleton. In the same season, Weston won five Skeleton World Cup races. His coach from the 2023 season was Latvian skelton legend Martins Dukurs.
His best-placed overall ranking to date is 2nd in the 2022–23 Skeleton World Cup. He competed for Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's skeleton, finishing in 15th place.[2]
In November 2021, he claimed Great Britain's first World Cup win in almost 14 years after a three-way tie for gold in Igls.[3]
Career results
Olympic Games
Event | Men's Skeleton | |
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Representing ![]() | ||
![]() | 15th[4] |
World Championships
Event | Men's Skeleton | Mixed Team |
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Representing ![]() | ||
![]() | 15th[5] | 4th[6] |
![]() | 23rd[7] | 4th[8] |
![]() | 1st[9] | 2nd[10] |
![]() | 2nd | 2nd |
Skeleton World Cup
Source:[11]
Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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2019–20 | 34th | 120 | LKP1 – | LKP2 – | WIN – | LPG – | IGL – | KON – | STM 13 | SIG – |
2020–21 | 9th | 994 | SIG1 5 | SIG2 12 | IGL1 4 | IGL2 2 | WIN – | STM – | KON 10 | IGL3 11 |
2021–22 | 10th | 1073 | IGL1 13 | IGL2 1 | ALT1 12 | WIN1 11 | ALT2 7 | SIG 10 | WIN2 – | STM 9 |
2022–23 | 2nd | 1605 | WHI 3 | PCT 18 | LKP 1 | WIN 3 | ALT1 1 | ALT2 1 | IGL 1 | SIG 1 |
2023–24 | 1st | 1523 | YAN 10 | LPG 2 | IGL 1 | STM 4 | LIL 8 | SIG 3 | ALT 3 | LKP 4 |
References
- ^ "Matt Weston". IBSF.
- ^ "Matt Weston". British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association.
- ^ "Britain's Matthew Weston wins World Cup skeleton gold in remarkable three-way tie". BBC Sport. 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Winter Games: Yanqing 2022". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
- ^ "Rankings". IBSF.
External links
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World champions in men's skeleton
- 1982: Gert Elsässer (AUT)
- 1989: Alain Wicki (SUI)
- 1990: Michael Grünberger (AUT)
- 1991: Christian Auer (AUT)
- 1992: Bruce Sandford (NZL)
- 1993: Andi Schmid (AUT)
- 1994: Gregor Stähli (SUI)
- 1995: Jürg Wenger (SUI)
- 1996–97: Ryan Davenport (CAN)
- 1998: Willi Schneider (GER)
- 1999: Jimmy Shea (USA)
- 2000: Andy Böhme (GER)
- 2001: Martin Rettl (AUT)
- 2003: Jeff Pain (CAN)
- 2004: Duff Gibson (CAN)
- 2005: Jeff Pain (CAN)
- 2007: Gregor Stähli (SUI)
- 2008: Kristan Bromley (GBR)
- 2009: Gregor Stähli (SUI)
- 2011–12: Martins Dukurs (LAT)
- 2013: Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS)
- 2015–19: Martins Dukurs (LAT)
- 2020–21: Christopher Grotheer (GER)
- 2023: Matt Weston (GBR)
- 2024: Christopher Grotheer (GER)