Matthew Lister
Matthew Lister (born 1992) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2008 to 2015, predominantly in the C2 class with Rhys Davies.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  Great Britain | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2011 Bratislava | C2 team |
| 2013 Prague | C2 team |
| U23 World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2012 Wausau | C2 team |
| U23 European Championships | ||
| 2012 Solkan | C2 |
| 2011 Banja Luka | C2 team |
| 2012 Solkan | C2 team |
| Junior European Championships | ||
| 2009 Liptovský Mikuláš | C2 |
He won two bronze medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2011 and 2013.[1]
Lister came out as gay in 2012.[2] In 2016, he announced his retirement from competitive sport. He currently writes a fitness column for Attitude magazine, and occasionally works as a model, including advertising campaigns in 2017 for Rowse Honey and Moss Brothers suits. In October 2019, he appeared in RuPaul's Drag Race UK as a member of the "Brit Crew". He is also an LGBT ambassador for the British Athletes Commission.
References
- "Matthew LISTER (GBR)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Attitude cover star Matt Lister: I didn’t want to come out while I was in school". Attitude, May 22, 2016.
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