Matthew Lister (canoeist)

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Matthew Lister
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Bratislava C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Prague C2 team
U23 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Wausau C2 team
U23 European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Solkan C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Banja Luka C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Solkan C2 team
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš C2

Matthew Lister (born 1992) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2008 to 2015, predominantly in the C2 class with Rhys Davies.

He won two bronze medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2011 and 2013. [1]

Lister came out as gay in 2012. [2] In 2016, he announced his retirement from competitive sport. He currently[ when? ] writes a fitness column for Attitude magazine, and occasionally works as a model, [3] including advertising campaigns in 2017 for Rowse Honey and Moss Brothers suits. In October 2019, he appeared in RuPaul's Drag Race UK as a member of the "Brit Crew". [4] He is also an LGBT ambassador for the British Athletes Commission. [5]

References

  1. "Matthew LISTER (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. "Attitude cover star Matt Lister: I didn’t want to come out while I was in school". Attitude , May 22, 2016.
  3. "L'Homme Noir Et Blanc". Kaltblut. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. Sonoma, Serena (11 October 2019). "The Hunky Otter From 'RuPaul's Drag Race U.K's Brit Crew Is Engaged". Out .
  5. "Former Canoeing Champ Is Gay, Hairy, and Proud". Out . 30 May 2016.