Matt Haywood
Rower // Men's Squad
Date of Birth: 11th May 1998 (25 years old)
Club: Nottingham RC & Burton Leander RC

Two-times U23 World Champion Matt Haywood raced at his first senior World Rowing Championships in 2022, winning a silver medal in the M4x.
After winning the men’s quad sculls (BM4x) at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2018 and 2019, Matt made his senior team debut in 2021, racing in the single sculls (M1x) at the European Rowing Championships and Olympic Qualification Regatta.
He competed in the double sculls (M2x) at the World Cup I and III regattas in 2022, before moving into the quad (M4x) for the European Rowing Championships, where the crew finished fourth, and the World Championships, where they secured an excellent silver medal.
In 2023, still in the quad, he finished fourth at the European Championships.
On The Water
GB Competitive Record
Year | Event | Position | Boat |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | European Rowing Championships Bled, SLO |
4 | M8+ |
2022 | World Rowing Championships Racice, CZE |
M4x | |
2022 | European Rowing Championships Munich, GER |
4 | M4x |
2022 | World Rowing Cup III Lucerne, SUI |
5 | M2x |
2022 | World Rowing Cup I Belgrade, SRB |
4 | M2x |
2021 | World Rowing Cup II Sabaudia, ITA |
M8+ | |
2021 | World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta Lucerne, SUI |
4 in Repechage | M1x |
2021 | European Rowing Championships Varese, ITA |
9 (3 in Final B) | M1x |
2019 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Sarasota-Bradenton, USA |
BM4x | |
2018 | World Rowing Under 23 Championships Poznan, POL |
BM4x |
- Year:
- 2023
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Bled, SLO - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Championships
Racice, CZE - Position:
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Munich, GER - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M4x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup III
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 5
- Boat:
- M2x
- Year:
- 2022
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup I
Belgrade, SRB - Position:
- 4
- Boat:
- M2x
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- World Rowing Cup II
Sabaudia, ITA - Position:
- Boat:
- M8+
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- World Rowing Final Olympic Qualification Regatta
Lucerne, SUI - Position:
- 4 in Repechage
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2021
- Event:
- European Rowing Championships
Varese, ITA - Position:
- 9 (3 in Final B)
- Boat:
- M1x
- Year:
- 2019
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Sarasota-Bradenton, USA - Position:
- Boat:
- BM4x
- Year:
- 2018
- Event:
- World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Poznan, POL - Position:
- Boat:
- BM4x