Matt Gotrel

Matthew Anthony William Gotrel MBE (born 1 March 1989) is a British rower. At the World Rowing Championships 2014 in Amsterdam he was a member of the gold medal winning eight and this was repeated in 2015 at Aiguebelette. He won a gold medal in the men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Matthew Gotrel
MBE
Matthew Gotrel (right) at the European Championships
Personal information
Birth nameMatthew Anthony William Gotrel[1]
Born (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportRowing

Gotrel was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to rowing.[3]

References

  1. "New Year's Honours list 2017" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 30 December 2016. p. 62. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. "Matt Gotrel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N18.


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