Matt WESTON
Great BritainEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Skeleton |
Men | 15 |
Schedule
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 1 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 3 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| After Heat 5 | Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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| Yanqing National Sliding Centre |
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Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 4 | Mixed Team | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 1:55.98 |
| 4 | Mixed Team | 2020 | Altenberg, GER | 1:55.85 |
| 15 | Men | 2020 | Altenberg, GER | 3:48.46 |
| 23 | Men | 2021 | Altenberg, GER | 2:55.49 |
| Junior World Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 5 | Men | 2020 | Winterberg, GER | 1:53.31 |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Men |
| 2021/22 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 9 |
| 2019/20 | 34 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Men |
| 2021/22 | 1 x 1st, 1 x 7th, 1 x 9th |
| 2020/21 | 1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 5th |
| 2019/20 | 1 x 13th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 1 | Men | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:46.04 |
| 7 | Men | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:54.82 |
| 9 | Men | 2021/22 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:15.52 |
| 10 | Men | 2021/22 | Sigulda, LAT | 1:42.23 |
| 11 | Men | 2021/22 | Winterberg, GER | 1:52.16 |
| 12 | Men | 2021/22 | Altenberg, GER | 1:52.93 |
| 13 | Men | 2021/22 | Innsbruck, AUT | 1:45.79 |
Weston (thebbsa.co.uk)
Athlete
Girlfriend Alex Howard Jones.
English
Taekwondo: Double medallist at the 2012 European Cup (gold, silver) and 2014 World Cup (silver, bronze).
2019 Europe Cup in Winterburg (15th)
2020 World Cup in St. Moritz (13th)
2019: Concussion (timeslocalnews.co.uk, 20 Mar 2019)
2017
His weightlifting coach Chris Dear suggested he take part in an application process for a variety of different sports via the ‘Discover Your Gold’ talent identification scheme with UK Sport. Joined the GB Skeleton Talent program in 2017. (thebbsa.co.uk)
A serious injury ended his taekwondo career.
“I’m working as hard as I can at the moment just to get to Beijing basically. Obviously, my goal is to get the gold medal – but realistically just to make it there would be amazing.” (timeslocalnews.co.uk, 20 Mar 2019)
Trains at the University of Bath Sports Training Village known for its state-of-the-art facilities geared towards bringing success to the British skeleton team. (timeslocalnews.co.uk, 20 Mar 2019)
His grandfather, Harry. (thebbsa.co.uk)
Inspired the success of British skeleton athlete Lizzy Yarnold. “Lizzy Yarnold is a double Olympic champion and I’d like to do the same one day.” (timeslocalnews.co.uk, 20 Mar 2019)
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- Gold Medal Event
