Athlete Profile: Matthew Mcelroy

Matthew Mcelroy

United States
Born: 1992

Rankings
World Ranking	29
World Triathlon Championship Series Ranking	36
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	20
Continental Ranking	6

Starts

54

Podiums

15

Wins

4 Biography

While growing up in Southern California, becoming a professional athlete was always the goal for Matt McElroy. His passion for running developed at an early age after joining the track and cross-country teams in 6th grade. After placing 2nd at the 2009 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals, Matt would focus on further developing his career as an athlete.

At Northern Arizona University he ran 28:36 for 10k and 13:51 for 5k. Matt found an alternative training methodology, which allowed him to become more mentally aware of his body and the type of training needed to stay healthy and be successful. Incorporating cross training into his run training led him to discover his true direction – triathlon.

Three World Cup wins in two months at the end of 2019 looked to have set Matt on course for a big Olympic Games, but fate conspired against him and he was unable to make it to the delayed Tokyo 2020.

13	2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 14 May, 2022 - Elite Men - 01:45:14
3	2021 Americas Triathlon Cup Long Beach 18 Jul, 2021 - Elite Men - 00:52:57
29	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 06 Jun, 2021 - Elite Men - 01:48:22
5	2021 World Triathlon Cup Arzachena 29 May, 2021 - Elite Men - 00:55:11
24	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 15 May, 2021 - Elite Men - 01:45:41
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13	2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 2022-05-14 - Elite Men - 01:45:14
29	AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds 2021-06-05 - Elite Men - 01:48:22
24	2021 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama 2021-05-15 - Elite Men - 01:45:41
33	2020 Hamburg Wasser World Triathlon 2020-09-05 - Elite Men - 00:50:36
28	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2019-08-29 - Elite Men - 01:55:28
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Ai Ueda and Matthew McElroy strike gold in Miyazaki

26 Oct, 2019
Top contenders preview race expectations leading into Tongyeong World Cup

18 Oct, 2019
McElroy and Perterer wearing the number ones for Nur-Sultan World Cup

12 Jun, 2019
Georgia Taylor Brown shines at WTS Leeds to bring home first World Series gold

09 Jun, 2019
A raging victory for Australia’s Declan Wilson

25 Mar, 2018

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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Matthew
Family Name	Mcelroy
Representing	USA
Year of Birth	1992
Place of Birth	Huntington Beach
Coach	Ian O'brien
Sponsors	Roka, KTTAPE, New York Athletic Club, Ventum, Ataq Nutrition
Hobbies	Surfing
Website	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-kCv_bN9LmBjEgWW7el47g?view_as=subscriber
Twitter	@@mcelroystudios
Instagram	@@mat_mac