Matt Aldridge

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Matt Aldridge
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Aldridge 2022 in Oberschleißheim
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Sport Rowing
EventFours
Club Oxford Brookes University Boat Club
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Coxless four
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Belgrade Coxless four
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oberschleißheim Coxless four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bled Coxless four
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Szeged Coxless four

Matthew Aldridge (born 11 March 1996) is a British rower. [1]

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Career

Aldridge won the gold medal in the coxless four at the 2022 European Rowing Championships. [2]

In 2023, he won the Stewards' Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Oxford Brookes University Boat Club. [3] Later that year, he won a World Championship gold medal in the men's coxless four, at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade. [4]

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References

  1. "Profile". British Rowing. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. "British rowing bounces back with four golds in European Championships". The Guardian . 13 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. "Leander, Oxford Brookes and Thames dominate at Henley Royal Regatta". British Rowing. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. "Rowing - World Championships - 2023". The Sports.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.