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Matthew Rossiter

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Matthew Rossiter
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 35)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportRowing
EventCoxless four
ClubLeander Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sarasota Coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ottensheim Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lucerne Coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varese Coxless four

Matthew Rossiter (born 25 September 1989) is a British international rower. He is an Olympian and has won medals at World Rowing Championships.

Profile

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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

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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 Americas 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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References

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  1. ^ "Sport review" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  2. ^ "Matt Rossiter". British Rowing. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "International report". Abingdonian School.
  4. ^ "George Rossiter Profile". World Rowing.
  5. ^ "World Rowing Championships: Four medals for Britain as Para crew take gold". BBC. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ^ "European Rowing Championships: Great Britain men's four win gold in Lucerne". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Men's Four Final". International Rowing Federation.
  8. ^ "From schoolboy crews to World Championships pairs partners: Ollie Cook and Matt Rossiter go way back". British Rowing. 8 September 2018.
  9. ^ "World Rowing Championships: Two gold & two bronze medals for Great Britain". BBC Sport.
  10. ^ "Men's Four Final A (Final)". World Rowing. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Rossiter sets sail". British Rowing. 16 December 2022.
  12. ^ "A new way of water for Rossiter as America's Cup awaits". Team GB. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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