Matthew Richardson (cyclist)

Matthew Richardson
Personal information
Born (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 25)[1]
Maidstone, United Kingdom[2]
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Team sprint
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Berlin Team sprint
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Team sprint
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Sprint

Matthew Richardson (born 17 April 1999) is a track cyclist who represented Australia until August 2024 and is due to compete for Great Britain from September 2024 onwards. He competed in the men's keirin, individual sprint and team sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. His most successful event was the team sprint, where the Australians came fourth.[3][4] He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's keirin.

  1. ^ "Cycling Track - RICHARDSON Matthew". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Matthew Richardson". commonwealthgames.com.au. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Matthew RICHARDSON". Olympics.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 15 December 2021.