Matthew Lister

Matthew Lister
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2011 Bratislava C-2 team
2013 Prague C-2 team

Matthew Lister (born 28 November 1992 in Preston, Lancashire, England) is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won two bronze medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2011 and 2013.

Lister came out as gay in 2012.[1] In 2016, he announced his retirement from competitive sport, and is currently working as an LGBT ambassador for the British Athletes Commission and as a model.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "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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