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| Born | 5 May 1987 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Matthew Brittain (born 5 May 1987) is a South African rower. He won a gold medal in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with teammates James Thompson, John Smith and Sizwe Ndlovu. [1] [2]
Subsequently, Matthew Brittain and James Thompson were instrumental in setting up the John Waugh Rock The Boat Regatta Series. [3]