Matt Weston (skeleton racer)
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1997[1] Redhill, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5ft 9in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. At the 2025 World Skeleton Championships at Lake Placid, he retained the title to become Britain's first two-time skeleton world champion.[6]
Weston competed for Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's skeleton, finishing in 15th place.[7]
He won back-to-back overall Skeleton World Cup titles in 2024 and 2025.[8]
In November 2021, Weston claimed Great Britain's first World Cup win in almost 14 years after a three-way tie for gold in Igls.[9]
Career results
World Championships
| Event | Men's Skeleton | Mixed Team |
|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain | ||
 2020 Altenberg | 15th[10] | 4th[11] |
| 2021 Altenberg | 23rd[12] | 4th[13] |
.svg.png){kind=small} 2023 St. Moritz | 1st[14] | 2nd[15] |
| 2024 Winterberg | 2nd | 2nd |
 2025 Lake Placid | 1st[16] | 2nd |
Skeleton World Cup
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| Season | Place | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 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 | 1st | 1640 | PYE1 3 | PYE2 3 | YAN 2 | ALT 2 | SIG 2 | WIN 1 | STM 1 | LIL 8 |
References
- ^ "Matt Weston". IBSF.
- ^ "Matt Weston wins first men's GB world skeleton title in 15 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "IBSF World Championships 2023: Great Britain win silver & bronze in mixed skeleton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Great Britain's Matt Weston wins silver at skeleton World Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Matt Weston becomes British Skeleton's most decorated World Champs athlete by winning Team silver with Tabby Stoecker". Team Bath. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
- ^ "Weston wins second skeleton Worlds gold in GB one-two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Matt Weston". British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association.
- ^ "GB's Weston defends men's World Cup skeleton title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Britain's Matthew Weston wins World Cup skeleton gold in remarkable three-way tie". BBC Sport. 26 November 2021.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
- ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
- ^ "IBSF | International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Rankings". IBSF.
External links
- Matt Weston at IBSF
- Matt Weston at Olympedia