Andrew Matthews (bobsleigh)

Andrew Matthews (born (1984-10-26)26 October 1984) is a British bobsledder.[1]

Andrew Matthews
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1984-10-26) 26 October 1984 (age 40)
Slough, England
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
Sport Bobsleigh

Matthews competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He teamed with driver Lamin Deen, John Baines and Ben Simons in the Great Britain-2 sled in the four-man event, finishing 19th.[2][3] He was a late replacement after Craig Pickering was injured.[4]

As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 23rd, coming in the four-man event in 2013.[1]

Matthews was born in Slough, and made his World Cup debut in December 2012. As of April 2014, his best finish is 8th, in a four-man event in 2012–13 at Winterberg.[1]

Matthews was a member of the British gold medal winning 4x100 metre relay team at the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c FIBT Profile Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Slough's Andrew Matthews finishes fifth in Sochi". Maidenhead Advertiser. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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