Matthew Dallow Explained

Matthew Dallow
Birth Date:27 January 1972
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Relatives:Ross Dallow (father)
Simon Dallow (brother)
Graeme Dallow (uncle)
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Bobsleigh

Matthew Dallow (born 27 January 1972) is a New Zealand bobsledder. He competed in the two man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.[1]

He turned to bobsleigh after successive injuries forced him to give up his career in the decathlon and in rugby. Injury also prevented him at the last minute from competing in the 2002 Olympics.[2] [3]

Dallow is the son of Ross Dallow and the younger brother of New Zealand television news anchor Simon Dallow.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Matthew Dallow Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191514/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/matt-dallow-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 4 May 2018.
  2. https://wc.arizona.edu/papers/95/84/02_6.html Arizona Daily Wildcat: "UA rugby coach barrels toward Olympic dream", 23 January 2002
  3. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/bobsleigh-olympic-dream-survives-injury/2LUR7PH6VDNO6YSU5VZVZ6ULBA/ NZ Herald: "Bobsleigh: Olympic dream survives injury", nd [early 2002]
  4. Web site: Whip hand man who loves challenge. 29 March 2008. Otago Daily Times. 3 June 2018.