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Matthew Brittain

1987 - Today

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Matthew Brittain (born 5 May 1987) is a South African rower. He won a gold medal in the Men's lightweight coxless four event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, with teammates James Thompson, John Smith and Sizwe Ndlovu. Subsequently, Matthew Brittain and James Thompson were instrumental in setting up the John Waugh Rock The Boat Regatta Series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Brittain has received more than 17,197 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Matthew Brittain is the 7,308th most popular athlete (down from 4,376th in 2019), the 450th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 367th in 2019) and the 47th most popular South African Athlete.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.37

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  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Matthew Brittain ranks 7,308 out of 6,025Before him are Ismael Debjani, Kārlis Lasmanis, Liam Parsons, Tetyana Melnyk, Hallgeir Engebråten, and Lu Yunxiu. After him are Etienne Stott, Yukiyo Mine, Cosmin Pascari, Michael Piccolruaz, Valeriy Pronkin, and Dorcus Inzikuru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Matthew Brittain ranks 1,650Before him are Linda Zetchiri, Justin Morrow, Noboru Nakayama, Sunao Hozaki, Akito Miura, and Daiki Kanei. After him are Marcel Lomnický, Naoyuki Yamada, Gao Chang, Owain Fôn Williams, Masao Tsuji, and Derick Brassard.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Matthew Brittain ranks 450 out of 454Before him are Murray Stewart (1986), Daniel Stahl (null), Nkosi Johnson (1989), David Miller (1989), Nicholas Dlamini (1995), and Antonio Alkana (1990). After him are Trevor Immelman (1979), Jordy Smith (1988), Ohanna Shivanand (1982), Bianca Buitendag (1993), Bongani Zungu (1992), and Lalela Mswane (1997).

Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Matthew Brittain ranks 47Before him are Clinton Hill (1980), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), Karin Melis Mey (1983), John Smith (1990), Murray Stewart (1986), and Antonio Alkana (1990). After him are Jordy Smith (1988), Bianca Buitendag (1993), Sizwe Ndlovu (1980), Ruswahl Samaai (1991), Shaun Keeling (1987), and Henri Schoeman (1991).