Matthew Glaetzer (born 24 August 1992)[2] is an Australian track cyclist specialising in sprint events.
[1] On 12 November 2017, at the World Cup competition in Manchester, Glaetzer became the first rider ever to break the 1:00-minute mark for 1 km time trial, at sea level velodrome.
[5] At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Glaetzer courted controversy during the Keirin finals when he allowed a huge gap between Jason Kenny from Great Britain and the rest of the field.
[8] On 28 June 2024, Glaetzer was announced as a member of Australia's 2024 Olympics track cycling squad, the fourth Games of his career.
[12] Glaetzer is a student at University of South Australia, where he is studying a degree in Human Movement.