Matt Weston (skeleton racer)
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1997[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
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]| Event | Men's Skeleton | |
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Representing  Great Britain
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 2022 Beijing
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15th[4] | |
World Championships
[edit]| Event | Men's Skeleton | Mixed Team |
|---|---|---|
| Representing Great Britain
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 2020 Altenberg
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15th[5] | 4th[6] |
| 2021 Altenberg
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23rd[7] | 4th[8] |
 2023 St. Moritz
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1st[9] | 2nd[10] |
| 2024 Winterberg
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2nd | 2nd |
Skeleton World Cup
[edit]Source:[11]
| Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matt Weston.
- Matt Weston at IBSF
- Matt Weston at Olympedia
