Carson Mattern

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Carson Mattern
Personal information
Born (2004-02-24) February 24, 2004 (age 20)
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Team information
Current team Israel Premier Tech Academy
Discipline
  • Track
  • Road
RoleRider
Amateur team
2022Cannibal Team [1]
Professional team
2023– Israel Premier Tech Academy
Medal record
Men's Track cycling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's track cycling
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team pursuit
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tel Aviv Individual Pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tel Aviv Omnium
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cairo Scratch
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Cairo Madison

Carson Mattern (born February 24, 2004) is a Canadian cyclist competing primarily in the track events. [2] Mattern is a multiple time World Junior Champion.

Contents

Career

Junior

At the age of 17, Mattern won the gold medal in the scratch race at the 2021 Cairo. [3] Mattern would also team up with Dylan Bibic to win the bronze medal in the madison event at the 2021 World Juniors. [4] [5] The following year at the 2022 Junior Worlds in Tel Aviv, Israel, Mattern would win two more individual gold medals (in the individual pursuit and omnium events). [6] [7]

Senior

After his successes in the junior ranks, Mattern moved to the senior events in September 2022, where he would win the silver medal in the individual pursuit at the Canadian Championships. [8] [9]

In September 2023, Mattern was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team. [10] Mattern would go on to win the gold medal as part of the men's team pursuit. [11] The team set a Pan American Games record by winning the gold medal. [12] In July 2024, Mattern qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics in track cycling. [13] [14] [15]

Major results

Track

2021
UCI World Junior Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Scratch
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Madison (with Dylan Bibic)
2022
UCI World Junior Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Omnium
2023
1st Gold medal america.svg Team pursuit, Pan American Games
National Junior Championships
1st MaillotCan.PNG Team sprint
1st MaillotCan.PNG Team pursuit
2024
1st MaillotCan.PNG Team pursuit, National Championships
National Junior Championships
1st MaillotCan.PNG Madison
1st MaillotCan.PNG Points race
1st MaillotCan.PNG Scratch
1st MaillotCan.PNG Elimination
1st MaillotCan.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotCan.PNG Team pursuit
1st MaillotCan.PNG Kilometre
1st MaillotCan.PNG Sprint
1st MaillotCan.PNG Team sprint

Road

2021
4th Time trial, National Junior Championships
2022
National Junior Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
6th Overall Tour de Gironde
6th Overall Manavgat Side Junior
2024
4th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships

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