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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1997 [1] Redhill, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5ft 9in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. At the 2025 World Skeleton Championships at Lake Placid, he retained the title to become Britain's first two-time skeleton world champion. [6]
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Weston competed for Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's skeleton, finishing in 15th place. [7]
He won back-to-back overall Skeleton World Cup titles in 2024 and 2025. [8]
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. [9]
