Matthew Wearn

Matthew Wearn OAM (born 30 September 1995) is an Australian competitive sailor.

He was inspired by Beijing Olympic champions Elise Rechichi and Tessa Parkinson who came to his local sailing club in Perth to show young sailors the gold medals they had won in the 470 class.

[3] Wearn won silver medals at the Laser World Championships in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

He qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, winning the gold medal in Laser.

[5] In August 2024, Wearn defended his Olympic title in the Laser class.

Sailing in the 2024 Olympics ILCA 7 Portugal and Double Gold medalist Matt Wearn of Australia