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Full name | Matthew Michael Kenneth Cooper |
Nationality | British |
Born | (1948-04-17)17 April 1948 Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
Died | 11 October 2015(2015-10-11) (aged 67) Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia |
Sport | |
Sport | Rowing |
Matthew Michael Kenneth Cooper (17 April 1948 – 11 October 2015) was a British rower. Cooper competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics where he finished in tenth place in the men's eight. He won the coxless pairs with Jeremiah McCarthy, rowing for a Vesta and Argosies composite, at the inaugural 1972 National Rowing Championships before competing in the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the same pair reached the semi-finals of the men's coxless pair.
References
- "Obituary - Mat Cooper". University of London Boat Club. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
- ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Cooper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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