Matthew Trott (rower)

Matthew Trott (born 26 April 1980) is a New Zealand rower.

Matthew Trott

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1980-04-26) 26 April 1980 (age 44)[1] Ashburton, New Zealand
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)[1]

Trott was born in 1980 in Ashburton, New Zealand.^[1] He started rowing at age 15^[1] and was a member of Canterbury Rowing Club.^[2] He represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 1220 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.^[3] After seven years with New Zealand's elite squad, he retired at the end of 2012 and became a rural banker.^[4]

References

1. "Matthew Trott". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Trott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
3. "Matthew Trott". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
4. Alderson, Andrew (2 December 2012). "Rowers call it a day". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2016.