Matthew Langridge

About Matthew Langridge

Matthew Langridge is a British rower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the men's eight.He is the current European Champion in the men's pair, along with James Foad.

Career Highlights:

2001-In 2001 he was the first ever junior British oarsman to win the Gold Medal in the single sculls event in the Junior World Rowing Championships in Duisburg, Germany in 2001.

2007-In the 2007 season he won two World Cup Gold Medals, in a pair with Colin Smith at Linz, and in an eight at Amsterdam, before winning the Bronze Medal in the pair at the World Championships in Munich.

2008-In the 2008 Summer Olympics,he won silver at the Munich World Cup event, bronze in Lucerne, and gold in Poznan.

Matthew Langridge Achievements

Olympics:

2012 London - BRONZE, Eight, (2)

2008 Beijing – SILVER, Eight (7)

2004 Athens – 7th, Double (stroke)

World Championships:

2011 Bled - Gold, Mens Four

2010 Lake Karapiro - 4th, Mens Four

2009 Poznan - Gold, Mens Four

2007 Munich – Bronze, Coxless Pair (stroke)

World Cups:

2008 Poznan – Gold, Eight (7)

2008 Lucerne – Bronze, Eight (3)

2008 Munich – Silver, Eight (3)

2007 Amsterdam – Gold, Eight (7)

2007 Linz – Gold, Coxless Pair (stroke)

Junior World Championships:

2001 Duisburg – Gold, Single Scull

GB Rowing Team Senior Trials:

2011 6th, Coxless Pair