| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 470 | 2012 | Barcelona, ESP | |
| 1 | 470 | 2011 | Perth, WA, AUS | |
| 1 | 470 | 2010 | The Hague, NED | |
| 5 | 470 | 2009 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | 470 | 2012 | Weymouth, GBR | |
| 1 | 470 | 2012 | Hyeres, FRA | |
| 1 | 470 | 2012 | Palma de Mallorca, ESP | |
| 1 | 470 | 2012 | Miami, FL, USA | |
| 1 | 470 | 2011 | Kiel, GER | |
| 1 | 470 | 2011 | Medemblik, NED | |
| 1 | 470 | 2011 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 1 | 470 | 2010 | Kiel, GER | |
| 1 | 470 | 2010 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 1 | 470 | 2009 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 2 | 470 | 2012 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 2 | 470 | 2011 | Weymouth, GBR | |
| 2 | 470 | 2011 | Miami, FL, USA | |
| 2 | 470 | 2010 | Weymouth, GBR | |
| 2 | 470 | 2010 | Medemblik, NED | |
| 2 | 470 | 2010 | Miami, FL, USA | |
Nickname
Mat, Matty (australiansailingteam.com.au, 19 Dec 2011; olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
Hobbies
Model boats, kite surfing, hanging out with his wife and friends, playing golf. (Australian Yachting 18 Feb 2003; australiansailingteam.com.au, 19 Dec 2011)
Education
Commerce - Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, AUS
Family
Wife Friederike
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Royal Queensland Yacht Club / Middle Harbour Sailing Club
Coach
Victor Kovalenko [national] from 2001 (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
Sporting relatives
He was the youngest Australian to achieve a black belt in taekwondo. He competed in the sport from age nine to 13. (australiansailingteam.com.au, 19 Dec 2011)
Other sports
His brother Dan is also an international sailor. His wife Friederike represents Germany the 470 class in sailing. (australiansailingteam.com.au, 19 Dec 2011; goldcoast.com.au, 11 Jan 2012)
Debut
1999 for Australia, World Championships (Athens) (australiansailingteam.com.au, 19 Dec 2011)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started sailing at age six on the Gold Coast, Australia. (australiansailingteam.com.au, 19 Dec 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
His parents were keen sailors. (Yachting Australia, 20 Aug 2007)
Most memorable sporting achievement
His performance during the 2010 season which included winning the 470 world championship before the medal race, winning the overall World Cup and being ranked the world number one at the end of the year. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
Hero
Sailors Paul Elvstrom, Tom King and Ben Ainslie. (australiansailingteam.com.au, 19 Dec 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"The determination of wanting to achieve a new level is what drives me to get better." (Sailing Australia 2007)
Awards
He was a finalist for the International Sailing Federation [ISAF] Sailor of the Year award in 2010. (olympics.com.au, 01 Mar 2012)
He was one of a group of young athletes who carried the Olympic Flag out of the stadium at the Closing Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. (Australian Yachting, 18 Feb 2003)
He and his brother, Dan, became the first crew to win the state, national and world championship in the same class. (teambelcher.com, 01 May 2003)
