Matthew Brittain
South African rower (born 1987)
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Born | (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 37) Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Brittain (born 5 May 1987) is a South African rower. He won a gold medal in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with teammates James Thompson, John Smith and Sizwe Ndlovu.[1][2]
Subsequently, Matthew Brittain and James Thompson were instrumental in setting up the John Waugh Rock The Boat Regatta Series.[3]
References
- ^ "Matthew Brittain Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Matthew Brittain". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Olympians, world champions take on the rest at Roodeplaat". 5 February 2016.
External links
- Matthew Brittain at World Rowing
- Matthew Brittain at Olympics.com
- Matthew Brittain at Olympedia
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Olympic champions – Men's lightweight coxless four
- 1996: Victor Feddersen, Niels Henriksen, Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen (DEN)
- 2000: Laurent Porchier, Jean-Christophe Bette, Yves Hocdé, Xavier Dorfman (FRA)
- 2004: Thor Kristensen, Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig, Eskild Ebbesen (DEN)
- 2008: Thomas Ebert, Morten Jørgensen, Eskild Ebbesen, Mads Andersen (DEN)
- 2012: James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith, Sizwe Ndlovu (RSA)
- 2016: Lucas Tramèr, Simon Schürch, Simon Niepmann, Mario Gyr (SUI)
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