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 | ||
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Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
World Championships | ||
2011 Bratislava | C2 team | |
2013 Prague | C2 team | |
U23 World Championships | ||
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[when?] 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".[3] He is also an LGBT ambassador for the British Athletes Commission.[4]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sonoma, Serena (11 October 2019). "The Hunky Otter From 'RuPaul's Drag Race U.K's Brit Crew Is Engaged". Out.
- ^ "Former Canoeing Champ Is Gay, Hairy, and Proud". Out. 30 May 2016.