Matthew Thomas Walls (born 20 April 1998) is a British road and track cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam .
Early life
Walls was raised in Oldham in Greater Manchester. He attended Crompton House Church of England Academy.
Career
Walls won the gold medal in the men's omnium event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Walls was involved in an accident during the 2022 Commonwealth Games when his bike was catapulted over the barriers and into the spectators.
Major results
Road
2016
1st Points classification, Junior Tour of Wales
2018
Flèche du Sud
:1st Points classification
:1st Stages 1 & 5
1st Stage 3 ParisâÂÂArras Tour
2019
1st Stage 2 Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
2nd Overall ParisâÂÂArras Tour
:1st Stage 3
2nd Arno Wallaard Memorial
3rd Entre Brenne et Montmorillonnais
10th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2021 <small>(2 pro wins)</small>
1st Gran Piemonte
1st Stage 4 Tour of Norway
2024
2nd Circuit race, National Championships
2025
6th Tour de Vendée
9th Classique Dunkerque
Track
2016
UEC European Junior Championships
:1st Team pursuit
:1st Madison (with Rhys Britton)
UCI World Junior Championships
:2nd Points race
:3rd Team pursuit
2nd Madison, National Championships (with Matt Bostock)
2017
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Six Days of Berlin Under-23 (with Ethan Hayter)
National Championships
:1st Madison (with Ethan Hayter)
:1st Omnium
:2nd Team pursuit
2018
1st Elimination, UEC European Championships
1st Omnium, UCI World Cup, London
UEC European Under-23 Championships
:1st Madison (with Ethan Hayter)
:1st Scratch
:1st Team pursuit
National Championships
:1st Omnium
:1st Team pursuit
:3rd Scratch
2019
UEC European Under-23 Championships
:1st Madison (with Fred Wright)
:1st Omnium
National Championships
:1st Omnium
:2nd Points race
:2nd Team pursuit
2020
UEC European Championships
:1st Elimination
:1st Omnium
3rd Omnium, UCI World Championships
2021
Olympic Games
:1st Omnium
:2nd Madison (with Ethan Hayter)
Honours and awards
Walls was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Oldham on 8 September 2021.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
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