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]

He won back-to-back overall Skeleton World Cup titles in 2024 and 2025.[7]

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.[8]

Career results

Olympic Games

World Championships

Event Men's Skeleton Mixed Team
Representing  Great Britain
Germany 2020 Altenberg 15th[9] 4th[10]
Germany 2021 Altenberg 23rd[11] 4th[12]
 Switzerland  2023 St. Moritz 1st[13] 2nd[14]
Germany 2024 Winterberg 2nd 2nd

Skeleton World Cup

Source:[15]

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 1st 1640 PYE1
3 		PYE2
3 		YAN
2 		ALT
2 		SIG
2 		WIN
1 		STM
1 		LIL
8

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. ^ "GB's Weston defends men's World Cup skeleton title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Britain's Matthew Weston wins World Cup skeleton gold in remarkable three-way tie". BBC Sport. 26 November 2021.
  9. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  10. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2020". IBSF.
  11. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  12. ^ "World Championships: Altenberg 2021". IBSF.
  13. ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  14. ^ "World Championships: St. Moritz 2023". IBSF.
  15. ^ "Rankings". IBSF.
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