Matthew Crampton
{{Short description|English cyclist}}
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{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Matthew Crampton
| image = Matthew Crampton 2010.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =
| fullname = Matthew Nicholas Crampton
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|23}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| height = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}[http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=104274 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games profile]
| weight = {{convert|82|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|SKY+}}
| discipline = Track
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Sprinter
| amateuryears1 = 2006
| amateurteam1 = Sportcity Velo
| proyears1 = 2008
| proteam1 = Science in Sport
| proyears2 = 2010–2013
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SKY+}}
| majorwins =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}
{{MedalCountry|Great Britain}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Pruszków| Team sprint}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Apeldoorn|Team sprint}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Apeldoorn|Keirin}}
{{MedalSilver|2010 Pruszków|Keirin}}
{{MedalBronze|2010 Pruszków|Team Sprint}}
{{MedalBronze|2012 Panevėžys|Team Sprint}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Track Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Valencia|Sprint (Junior)}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Valencia|Keirin (Junior)}}
{{MedalCountry|England}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2006 Melbourne|Team sprint}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Youth Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2004 Bendigo|Kilometer Time Trial}}
{{MedalSilver|2004 Bendigo|Keirin}}
{{MedalBronze|2004 Bendigo|Sprint}}
}}
Matthew "Matt" Nicholas Crampton (born 23 May 1986){{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Crampton_Matthew_Bio.asp| title=Matthew Crampton Bio| publisher=British Cycling| accessdate=7 November 2008 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080520081634/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Crampton_Matthew_Bio.asp |archivedate = 20 May 2008}} is an English former track cyclist for {{UCI team code|SKY+}}. He was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Podium Programme, and represented Great Britain at a number of major events. Crampton specialised in track sprinting and competed in the individual sprint, team sprint, keirin and kilo events.
Biography
Born in Manchester, Crampton won the junior sprint and keirin events at the 2004 European Track Championships. Crampton competed at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Bendigo, Australia in 2004, winning a silver medal in the keirin.
He went on to take the silver medal as a member of England's Team Sprint squad at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. 2007 saw Crampton take the silver medal in the keirin and bronze in the team sprint at the European Track Championships, this time riding in the under 23 category.
He won a bronze medal in the individual sprint at the first round of the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics at Manchester on 1 November 2008. He also won the Japanese Keirin Association Race the next day.{{cite web| url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/tra/EventReports2008/20081101_Day2_PM_ManchesterWTC.asp| archive-url=https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20090218021321/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/tra/EventReports2008/20081101_Day2_PM_ManchesterWTC.asp| url-status=dead| archive-date=2009-02-18| title=Manchester UCI World Track Cup (2008): Day 2| publisher=British Cycling| accessdate=7 November 2008}}
On 15 November 2008 he competed in the Revolution 21 event in Manchester. He won both events he was entered in, the Sprint and the Keirin. Other riders present were Jason Kenny, Ross Edgar and Jamie Staff.
He won silver in the men's team sprint at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships with teammates Jamie Staff and Jason Kenny. He also won silver in the same event two years later with Chris Hoy and Jason Kenny, after the French squad were stripped of the world title and the British team were promoted from their original bronze medals.{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10810/UCI-confirms-Jason-Kenny-Germany-are-upgraded-to-2011-world-track-champions.aspx|first=Shane|last=Stokes|title=UCI confirms Jason Kenny, Germany are upgraded to 2011 world track champions|date=6 January 2012|accessdate=6 January 2012|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}
At the 2011 UEC European Track Championships, Crampton won the gold medal in the keirin.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/british-track-sprinter-matt-crampton-announces-retirement-301675 |title=British track sprinter Matt Crampton announces retirement |last=Wynn |first=Nigel |date=24 November 2016 |website=Cycling Weekly |access-date=16 December 2016}}
He won gold in keirin and placed second at team sprint in Aguascalientes at 2013–14 UCI Track Cycling World Cup.
In November 2016 Crampton announced his retirement from competition, indicating that he would continue to be involved in the sport as a coach. In 2018 he was appointed Head Coach of the WAIS Cycling Program.{{cite web| url=https://wais.org.au/news-archive/crampton-appointed-wais-cycling-coach | title=Crampton Appointed WAIS Cycling Coach}}
Family
He is the older brother of Jessica Crampton.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{UEC European Track Champions – Men's keirin}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081121114406/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/CommonwealthGames2006/20060313_Matthew_Crampton.asp Interview by Larry Hickmott, British Cycling, Melbourne, 13 March 2006]
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Category:English male cyclists
Category:British male cyclists
Category:Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Cyclists from Manchester
Category:Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:English cycling coaches
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in cycling
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