Rider type Sprint Height 1.90 m 2009– – Weight 86 kg | Name Matthew Glaetzer Disciplines Track cycling Role Olympic athlete | |
 | ||
Born 24 August 1992 (age 31)
Adelaide, South Australia ( 1992-08-24 ) | ||
Matthew Glaetzer (born 24 August 1992) is an Australian track cyclist. He competed in the Team sprint event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won the 2012 World Championship in the team sprint with Scott Sunderland and Shane Perkins.
Glaetzer represented Australia in the men's sprint, men's Keirin, and men's team sprint events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Personal Life
Glaetzer is a Christian. He stated that he has been a Christian all his life, but drifted from God during his teens due to injuries. He rededicated his life to God a camp run by his local church. He also said God gave him the gift of cycling. Glaetzer leads a youth group at Influencers Church in Paradise, Adelaide.
Glaetzer is a student at University of South Australia, where he is studying a degree in Human Movement. He has stated that he wants to go into physiotheraphy when he retires from cycling.
