Matt Rotherham

Matthew Rotherham
MBE

Personal information
Born	(1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 30) Bolton, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Team information
Current team	ESV Manchester
Discipline	Track Sprint
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Medal record Men's para cycling Representing   Great Britain Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Tandem B kilo 2024 Paris Tandem B kilo Track World Championships 2023 Glasgow Tandem B kilo 2023 Glasgow Tandem B sprint Representing   Scotland Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Tandem B sprint 2018 Gold Coast Tandem B kilo Representing   Wales Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Tandem B sprint 2022 Birmingham Tandem B kilo

Matthew Rotherham (born 7 December 1994) is a British male track cyclist. ^[1] Following a career as an elite abled bodied cyclist, he transferred to Paralympic track cycling as a sighted pilot in the visually impaired (B) classification. In 2021, he piloted Neil Fachie to Paralympic gold in the men's track time trial B classification. The pair are also Paralympic silver medallists in 2024, Commonwealth Games champions in 2018, and five-time World champions in the discipline.

Cycling career

Rotherham is a five times British champion after winning the time trial Championship at the 2019 British National Track Championships and the 2022 British National Track Championships ^{[2] [3]} and three British National Tandem Sprint Championships gold medals.

He also piloted Neil Fachie of Scotland to gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the tandem sprint B and tandem 1km time trial B. ^[4] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he piloted James Ball of Wales to a gold medal in the tandem sprint B and a silver medal in the tandem 1km time trial B.

Rotherham was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Profile". Cycling Archives.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "2019 results". British Cycling.
3. "British Track Championships Day 2". Velo UK. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
4. "Matthew Rotherham Cycling". Team Scotland.
5. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N24.
6. "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.

External links

• Matt Rotherham at British Cycling
• Matt Rotherham at ParalympicsGB
• Matthew Rotherham at the International Paralympic Committee
• Matthew Rotherham at Team Scotland
• Matthew Rotherham MBE at Team Wales (archived)
• Matthew Rotherham at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Matt Rotherham on Instagram