Matt Macdonald
Appearance
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand[1] | 15 March 1999|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthew Macdonald (born 15 March 1999) is a New Zealand rower.[2] He won a gold medal in the men's eight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career
[edit]Prior to the 2020 Olympic Games, he finished second in the men's coxless four at the 2017 Junior World Rowing Championships; third in the same boat class at the 2018 Under-23 World Rowing Championships; fifteenth in the same boat class at the 2018 World Rowing Championships; and 6th in the men's eight at the 2019 World Rowing Championships.[4] He is from Auckland, New Zealand and began rowing at Auckland Grammar School. He has also represented Auckland Rowing Club and North Shore Rowing Club.[5] He lives in Cambridge and is studying for a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation at Massey University.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Matt Macdonald". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Matt Macdonald". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rowing – Heat 2 Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "World Rowing – Matt MACDONALD". World Rowing. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Matthew Macdonald : RowingNZ". www.rowingnz.kiwi. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Matt Macdonald". New Zealand Olympic Team. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matt Macdonald.
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male rowers
- Olympic rowers for New Zealand
- Rowers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rowers from Auckland
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand in rowing
- Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand
- World Rowing Championships medalists for New Zealand
- People educated at Auckland Grammar School
- Rowers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen