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| Full name | Matthew Erick Rowe | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1977 Isleworth, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Short track speed skating | |||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Erick Rowe (born 19 May 1977) is a British short track speed skater. He competed in the men's 5000 metre relay event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [1]
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