Matt Rotherham
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| Born | 7 December 1994 Bolton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | ESV Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthew Rotherham MBE (born 7 December 1994) is a British male track cyclist.[1] Following a career as an elite abled bodied cyclist, he transferred to Paralympic track cycling as a sighted pilot in the visually impaired (B) classification. In 2021, he piloted Neil Fachie to Paralympic gold in the men's track time trial B classification. The pair are also Commonwealth Games champions in 2018, and five-time World champions in the discipline.
Cycling career
Rotherham is a five times British champion after winning the time trial Championship at the 2019 British National Track Championships and the 2022 British National Track Championships[2][3] and three British National Tandem Sprint Championships gold medals.
He also piloted Neil Fachie of Scotland to gold medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the tandem sprint B and tandem 1km time trial B.[4] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, he piloted James Ball of Wales to a gold medal in the tandem sprint B and a silver medal in the tandem 1km time trial B.
Rotherham was appointed
References
- ^ "Profile". Cycling Archives.
- ^ "2019 results". British Cycling.
- ^ "British Track Championships Day 2". Velo UK. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Matthew Rotherham Cycling". Team Scotland.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N24.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021.
External links
- Matt Rotherham at the British Paralympic Association
- Matthew Rotherham at the International Paralympic Committee
- Matthew Rotherham at Team Scotland
- Matthew Rotherham MBE at Team Wales
- Matt Rotherham at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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