Matt Weston (skeleton racer)

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Matt Weston
2023-01-20 Men's Skeleton (IBSF World Cup Bob & Skeleton 2022-23 Altenberg and European Championships 2023) by Sandro Halank-165.jpg
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27) [1]
Redhill, Great Britain
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport Skeleton
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 St. Moritz Men
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 St. Moritz Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Winterberg Men
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Winterberg Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Altenberg Men
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Sigulda Men

Matt Weston (born 2 April 1997) is a British skeleton racer. He won the gold medal at the 2023 World Skeleton Championships, becoming the first British male world champion since Kristan Bromley in 2008. [2] At the same championships, Weston won the silver medal in the mixed relay alongside Laura Deas. [3] He was also silver medalist in both the men's individual [4] and mixed relay [5] at the 2024 World Skeleton Championships.

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Weston competed for Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's skeleton, finishing in 15th place. [6]

He won back-to-back overall Skeleton World Cup titles in 2024 and 2025. [7]

In November 2021, Weston claimed Great Britain's first World Cup win in almost 14 years after a three-way tie for gold in Igls. [8]

Career results

Olympic Games

World Championships

EventMen's SkeletonMixed Team
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Germany.svg 2020 Altenberg 15th [9] 4th [10]
Flag of Germany.svg 2021 Altenberg 23rd [11] 4th [12]
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   2023 St. Moritz 1st [13] 2nd [14]
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Winterberg 2nd2nd

Skeleton World Cup

Source: [15]

SeasonPlacePoints12345678
2019–20 34th120LKP1
–		LKP2
–		WIN
–		LPG
–		IGL
–		KON
–		STM
13		SIG
–
2020–21 9th994SIG1
5		SIG2
12		IGL1
4		IGL2
2		WIN
–		STM
–		KON
10		IGL3
11
2021–22 10th1073IGL1
13		IGL2
1		ALT1
12		WIN1
11		ALT2
7		SIG
10		WIN2
–		STM
9
2022–23 2nd1605WHI
3		PCT
18		LKP
1		WIN
3		ALT1
1		ALT2
1		IGL
1		SIG
1
2023–24 1st1523YAN
10		LPG
2		IGL
1		STM
4		LIL
8		SIG
3		ALT
3		LKP
4
2024–25 1st1640PYE1
3		PYE2
3		YAN
2		ALT
2		SIG
2		WIN
1		STM
1		LIL
8

References

  1. ↑ "Matt Weston". IBSF.
  2. ↑ "Matt Weston wins first men's GB world skeleton title in 15 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "IBSF World Championships 2023: Great Britain win silver & bronze in mixed skeleton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Great Britain's Matt Weston wins silver at skeleton World Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Matt Weston becomes British Skeleton's most decorated World Champs athlete by winning Team silver with Tabby Stoecker". Team Bath. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Matt Weston". British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association.
  7. ↑ "GB's Weston defends men's World Cup skeleton title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Britain's Matthew Weston wins World Cup skeleton gold in remarkable three-way tie". BBC Sport. 26 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  10. ↑ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  11. ↑ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  12. ↑ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  13. ↑ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  14. ↑ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  15. ↑ "Rankings". IBSF.
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