Matthew Dallow

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Matthew Dallow
Personal information
Born (1972-01-27) 27 January 1972 (age 53)
Auckland, New Zealand
Relative(s) Ross Dallow (father)
Simon Dallow (brother)
Graeme Dallow (uncle)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Bobsleigh

Matthew Dallow (born 27 January 1972) is a New Zealand bobsledder. He competed in the two man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. [1]

He turned to bobsleigh after successive injuries forced him to give up his career in the decathlon and in rugby. Prior to bobsleigh, he was an All-American decathlete for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, placing 7th at the 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He was an All-American two years after René Schmidheiny, another Arizona decathlete who transitioned to Olympic bobsled. [2] Injury also prevented him at the last minute from competing in the 2002 Olympics. [3] [4]

Dallow is the son of Ross Dallow and the younger brother of New Zealand television news anchor Simon Dallow. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Dallow Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Decathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Arizona Daily Wildcat: "UA rugby coach barrels toward Olympic dream", 23 January 2002
  4. ↑ NZ Herald: "Bobsleigh: Olympic dream survives injury", nd [early 2002
  5. ↑ "Whip hand man who loves challenge". Otago Daily Times. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2018.


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