Matthew Lister
Matthew Lister is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2008 to 2015, predominately in the C2 class with Rhys Davies.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  | ||
| 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 an model, including advertising campaigns in 2017 for Rowse Honey and Moss Brothers suits. In October 2019, he appeared in the UK version of TV reality show RuPaul's Drag Race 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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