Matthew Cooper (rower)

Matthew Cooper
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Michael Kenneth Cooper
NationalityBritish
Born(1948-04-17)17 April 1948
Died11 October 2015(2015-10-11) (aged 67)
Sport
SportRowing

Matthew Michael Kenneth Cooper (17 April 1948 – 11 October 2015) was a British rower. Cooper competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics where he finished in tenth place in the men's eight. He won the coxless pairs with Jeremiah McCarthy, rowing for a Vesta and Argosies composite, at the inaugural 1972 National Rowing Championships before competing in the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the same pair reached the semi-finals of the men's coxless pair.