Matthew Michael Kenneth Cooper (17 April 1948 – 11 October 2015) was a British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. Cooper competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

where he finished in tenth place in the men's eight. He won the coxless pairs with

Jeremiah McCarthy Jeremiah Thomas McCarthy (born 20 July 1941) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Rowing career McCarthy participated in the 1970 World Rowing Championships The 1970 World Rowing Championships was the 3rd Wo ...

, rowing for a Vesta and Argosies composite, at the inaugural 1972 National Rowing Championships before competing in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, where the same pair reached the semi-finals of the men's coxless pair.

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1948 births 2015 deaths British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Boston, Lincolnshire {{UK-rowing-bio-stub