Matthew Long (rower)
Matthew Long (born June 27, 1975 in Sydney ) is a former Australian rower .
Athletic career
The 1.94 m wide Matthew Long took in 1997 with the coxless four at the Nations Cup and won the silver medal.
At the 1999 World Championships , Australians Drew Ginn and James Tomkins won the two-man title without a helmsman . In 2000 the two won the World Cup regatta in Vienna. Before the World Cup in Lucerne, Drew Ginn fell out with a back injury and Matthew Long jumped in at short notice, Long and Tomkins won the regatta in Lucerne. At the 2000 Olympic Games , the French two-man won in front of the boat from the United States, Long and Tomkins received the bronze medal. 2001 Long entered the eighth at the World Championships and finished seventh.
Web links
- Matthew Long at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Matthew Long in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Two without a helmsman at the World Cup in Vienna on worldrowing.com
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| SURNAME | Long, Matthew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |