Matthew Brittain

Matthew Brittain
Personal information
Born (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 39)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonCoxless four

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.

Subsequently, Matthew Brittain and James Thompson were instrumental in setting up the John Waugh Rock The Boat Regatta Series.

References

  1. ↑ "Matthew Brittain Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Brittain". London 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Olympians, world champions take on the rest at Roodeplaat". 5 February 2016.