Mathew Belcher

Mathew Belcher
Personal information
Born (1982-09-20) 20 September 1982 (age 42)
Gold Coast, Queensland
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (9 st 11 lb; 137 lb)
Sailing career
Class420, 470
CoachVictor Kovalenko
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 470 class
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 470 class
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 470 class
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 La Rochelle 420
Gold medal – first place 2010 The Hague 470
Gold medal – first place 2011 Perth 470
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 470
Gold medal – first place 2013 La Rochelle 470
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santander 470
Gold medal – first place 2015 Haifa 470
Gold medal – first place 2017 Thessaloniki 470
Gold medal – first place 2018 Brisbane Etchells
Gold medal – first place 2019 Enoshima 470
Bronze medal – third place 2016 San Isidro 470
Updated on December 2016

Mathew "Mat" Belcher, OAM (born 20 September 1982) is an Australian sailor and a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 470 dinghy, who currently competes with crew Will Ryan. In 2011, following World Championship and World Cup success, he and Malcolm Page were shortlisted by the International Sailing Federation for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards. Belcher was selected as the Australian flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics after winning a second gold medal and third successive medal in the 470 class.

Belcher is regarded as the most successful Australian Olympic sailor in history with two gold and one silver medal, adding to his 10 world titles.[2]

  1. ^ "Mathew Belcher". Official Site of the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Australia's 15th gold medal of Tokyo Games secured by 470 class sailors". the Guardian. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.