Matt Weston (skeleton racer)

Matt Weston
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)[1]
Redhill, Great Britain
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportSkeleton
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 St. Moritz Men
Silver medal – second place 2023 St. Moritz Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Winterberg Men
Silver medal – second place 2024 Winterberg Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Altenberg Men
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sigulda Men

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.

Weston competed for Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's skeleton, finishing in 15th place.[6]

In November 2021, he claimed Great Britain's first World Cup win in almost 14 years after a three-way tie for gold in Igls.[7]

Career results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Event Men's Skeleton Mixed Team
Representing  Great Britain
Germany 2020 Altenberg 15th[8] 4th[9]
Germany 2021 Altenberg 23rd[10] 4th[11]
 Switzerland  2023 St. Moritz 1st[12] 2nd[13]
Germany 2024 Winterberg 2nd 2nd

Skeleton World Cup

Source:[14]

Season Place Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2019–20 34th 120 LKP1
LKP2
WIN
LPG
IGL
KON
STM
13
SIG
2020–21 9th 994 SIG1
5
SIG2
12
IGL1
4
IGL2
2
WIN
STM
KON
10
IGL3
11
2021–22 10th 1073 IGL1
13
IGL2
1
ALT1
12
WIN1
11
ALT2
7
SIG
10
WIN2
STM
9
2022–23 2nd 1605 WHI
3
PCT
18
LKP
1
WIN
3
ALT1
1
ALT2
1
IGL
1
SIG
1
2023–24 1st 1523 YAN
10
LPG
2
IGL
1
STM
4
LIL
8
SIG
3
ALT
3
LKP
4
2024–25 2nd 1030 PYE1
3
PYE2
3
YAN
2
ALT
2
SIG
2

References

  1. ^ "Matt Weston". IBSF.
  2. ^ "Matt Weston wins first men's GB world skeleton title in 15 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  3. ^ "IBSF World Championships 2023: Great Britain win silver & bronze in mixed skeleton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Great Britain's Matt Weston wins silver at skeleton World Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Matt Weston becomes British Skeleton's most decorated World Champs athlete by winning Team silver with Tabby Stoecker". Team Bath. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Matt Weston". British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association.
  7. ^ "Britain's Matthew Weston wins World Cup skeleton gold in remarkable three-way tie". BBC Sport. 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  9. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  10. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  11. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  12. ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  13. ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  14. ^ "Rankings". IBSF.

 

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