Matthew Rowley

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Matthew Rowley Ski jumping
nation CanadaCanada Canada
birthday 4th June 1993
place of birth Red Deer ,  Canada
size 182 cm
Career
society Altius Nordic Ski Club
Trainer Gregor Linsig
National squad since 2008
Pers. Best 140 m, K125 in Whistler
status active
Medal table
National medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 3 × bronze
Canadian Championships
bronze 2009 Whistler singles
bronze 2012 Whistler Single NH
bronze 2012 Whistler Single LH
silver 2013 Whistler Single LH
Ski jumping world cup / A class jumping
 Debut in the World Cup November 23, 2011
Ski jumping Grand Prix
 Overall Grand Prix 82nd ( 2012 )
last change: June 16, 2013

Matthew Rowley (born June 4, 1993 in Red Deer ) is a Canadian ski jumper .

Career

Rowley, who starts for the Altius Nordic Ski Club, started ski jumping at the national level when he was eight. He made his international debut as part of the FIS Cup on his home hill, the Whistler Olympic Park Ski Jumps in Whistler, in February 2008. He immediately won 23rd place. After he was able to win points in the second competition, he reached 237th place in the FIS Cup overall ranking 2007/08. At the Canadian Ski Jumping Championships 2009 in Whistler, he won bronze in individual jumping. In the summer of 2009, Rowley clearly missed the points in Predazzo and Oberwiesenthal .

After a two-year break from international competitions, Rowley started again in Gérardmer in the FIS Cup, where he jumped to 17th place. Two days later he made his debut in the Ski Jumping Continental Cup in Courchevel . After he was unsuccessful there in both competitions, however, he switched back to the FIS Cup, where he again took a longer break from competition after two unsuccessful competitions in Szczyrk .

In January 2012 Rowley was called back to the Continental Cup squad after two good results at FIS jumping in Whistler. Until the end of the season, however, he remained without a single point win. At the Canadian Ski Jumping Championships 2012 in Whistler, Rowley won bronze twice on the normal and large hill. At the summer jumping competition on the Bauhenk in Kranj , Rowley was 30th and for the first time achieved points in the Continental Cup. Despite this personal best, he started again in the FIS Cup in the Villach Alpine Arena in Villach , before moving to the Ski Jumping Grand Prix in August . At the team competition on the Tremplin du Praz in Courchevel he reached rank 13 with the team. After qualifying a few days later for the individual competition on the Rothaus-Schanze in Hinterzarten , he only achieved a position on the same hill with the team as fourth just behind the podium. In the individual competition Rowley jumped to 29th place. With the two points he won, he was 82nd in the overall Grand Prix for the 2012 season .

On November 23, 2012 he started to qualify for jumping in the Ski Jumping World Cup on Lysgårds-Schanze in Lillehammer . He could not qualify as 55th and only started as part of the team together with Alexandra Pretorius , Taylor Henrich and MacKenzie Boyd-Clowes in the mixed team competition, where they could only reach the last place with rank 13. After Rowley also missed qualifying in Kuusamo , he switched back to the Continental Cup.

In February 2013 Rowley managed to score again after a long time in Iron Mountain . However, it remained his only success until the end of the season. In the end, he reached rank 183 overall. At the Canadian Ski Jumping Championships in 2013 , which took place shortly afterwards , he won the silver medal on the large hill after finishing fifth on the normal hill.

In 2014 Rowley took part in the Winter Olympics in Sochi . On the normal hill he finished 41st in qualification and missed the main round by one place. On the large hill he reached the 38th place in the qualification and thus qualified for the main round. Here he was disqualified by the jury after his first jump because of incorrect clothing.

Rowley lives in Calgary .

successes

Grand Prix placements

season space Points
2012 82. 002

Continental Cup placements

season space Points
2012/13 183. 002

FIS Cup placements

season space Points
2007/08 237. 011
2011/12 114. 047

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pascal Kälin wins in Whistler . Berkutschi.com. March 31, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification Round. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games, accessed February 15, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Men's Large Hill Individual Qualification Round. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games, accessed February 15, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Dennis Passa: Stoch Wins Olympic Gold Double in Ski Jumping. ABCnews, February 15, 2014, accessed February 15, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Rowley, Matthew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ski jumper
DATE OF BIRTH 4th June 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Red Deer , Canada