Matthew Glaetzer

Matthew Glaetzer (born 24 August 1992)[2] is an Australian track cyclist.

Matthew Glaetzer
Personal information
Born (1992-08-24) 24 August 1992
Adelaide, South Australia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight86 kg (190 lb)[1]
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 MelbourneTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2018 ApeldoornSprint
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place2016 LondonSprint
Silver medal – second place2018 Apeldoorn1 km time trial
Silver medal – second place2023 Glasgow1 km time trial
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2011 ApeldoornTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesSprint
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowKeirin
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastKeirin
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast1 km time trial
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam sprint
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham1 km time trial
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowTeam sprint
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastTeam sprint

Career

He competed in the team sprint event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the 2012 World Championship in the team sprint with Scott Sunderland and Shane Perkins.[3]

Glaetzer represented Australia in the men's sprint, men's keirin, and men's team sprint events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]

On 12 November 2017, at the World Cup competition in Manchester, Glaetzer became the first rider ever to break the 1:00-minute mark for 1 km time trial, at sea level velodrome.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Glaetzer won gold in the men's keirin. He was eliminated from the men's sprint in the quarterfinals.[4] The next day, he won gold in the men's 1 km time trial.[5]

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Glaetzer courted controversy during the Keirin finals when he allowed a huge gap between Jason Kenny from Great Britain and the rest of the field.[6]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Glaetzer won gold in the men's team sprint alongside Leigh Hoffman and Matthew Richardson on the first day of the games.[7] He also competed in the men's individual sprint event where he came 4th.[8]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th Men's sprint Lost bronze medal final to Denis Dmitriev
10th Men's keirin Came 4th in 7–12 final
4th Men's team sprint Lost bronze medal final to France

Personal life

Glaetzer is a Christian. He stated that he has been a Christian all his life, but drifted from God during his teens due to injuries. He rededicated his life to God at a camp run by his local church.[9] He also said God gave him the gift of cycling.[10] Glaetzer leads a youth group at Influencers Church in Paradise, Adelaide.[11]

Glaetzer is a student at University of South Australia, where he is studying a degree in Human Movement.[12] He has stated that he wants to go into physiotherapy when he retires from cycling.[11]

In October 2019, Glaetzer was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.[13]

References
  1. "Rio 2016: Matthew Glaetzer athlete profile". rio2016.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. "Matthew Glaetzer - Player Profile - Cycling - Track". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. "Accidental cyclist Matthew Glaetzer keeps the faith". The Advertiser. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. "Cate Campbell takes gold, success in triathlon and cycling". ABC News. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Matthew Glaetzer bounces back from early Games failure to claim Gold". myGC.com.au. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  6. "Matthew Glaetzer's tactics criticised as Jason Kenny won gold in Tokyo Olympics keirin". 7NEWS. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. "Track Cycling Leads Australian Gold Rush On Day 1 At Birmingham 2022". Australian Cycling. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. "Cycling Track - Men's Sprint results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. "Humble winner". challengenews.online. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. "Accidental cyclist keeps the faith". Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. "The Coffee Ride #36 – Track feature special". Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. Galvin, Rosanna (July 2014). "Students' fast track to Commonwealth Games". University of South Australia News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  13. "Australian Matthew Glaetzer withdrawn from track sprint". NBC Olympics. Reuters. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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