Matthew Cooper (rower) explained

Matthew Cooper
Full Name:Matthew Michael Kenneth Cooper
Nationality:British
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:17 April 1948
Birth Place:Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia

Matthew Michael Kenneth Cooper (17 April 1948  - 11 October 2015) was a British rower. Cooper competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics where he finished in tenth place in the men's eight.[2] He won the coxless pairs with Jeremiah McCarthy, rowing for a Vesta and Argosies composite, at the inaugural 1972 National Rowing Championships[3] before competing in the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the same pair reached the semi-finals of the men's coxless pair.[4] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary - Mat Cooper . 2 November 2015 . University of London Boat Club. en-US . 1 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Biographical information. Olympedia.
  3. Web site: "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6. Times Digital Archives.
  4. Matthew Cooper Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418021645/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/matthew-cooper-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 August 2018.