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Matthew Cooper
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Michael Kenneth Cooper
NationalityBritish
Born(1948-04-17)17 April 1948
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Died11 October 2015(2015-10-11) (aged 67)
Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportRowing

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

  1. "Obituary - Mat Cooper". University of London Boat Club. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia.
  3. ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  4. 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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