11 Facts About Matthew Formston

Matthew Formston was born on 21 July 1978 and is a legally blind Australian Professional Para Surfer and former professional Para Cyclist.

Matthew Formston holds three consecutive world titles for Surfing at the ISA Para Surfing World Championships as the 2016 to 2019 Australian Champion, 2018 and 2019 US Adaptive Open and 2017,2018,2019 Dukes Ocean Fest Hawaii Gold medalist.

Matthew Formston was born on 21 July 1978 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Matthew Formston is a sought after keynote speaker, business coach and offers strategic training workshops to promote high performing teams and resilient leadership.

In 2012, Matthew Formston was named the Central Coast Cyclist of the Year.

Matthew Formston originally rode competitively with Phillip Thuaux in 2010 before pairing with Mick Curran in 2012 as a tandem partner and the pair were known as OzTandem.

In 2016, Matthew Formston was awarded the New South Wales Institute of Sport Scholarship to continue his pursuit of competitive cycling and surfing.

In 2017, Matthew Formston appeared alongside Ron McCallum on the Season 2 premiere episode of ABC's You Can't Ask That entitled "Blind People".

Matthew Formston has a range of surfing sponsors including Firewire, Slater Designs and Billabong.

Matt Matthew Formston is a sought after keynote speaker in strategic leadership, offering executive business coaching and professional workshop facilitation.

Matthew Formston has delivered individual and group coaching to a range of corporate executives across companies such as Hewlett Packard, Tesla, Pepsi Co, Optus, Lend Lease, Institution of Civil Engineers, Deloitte, Orthoptics Australia, Vision Australia and Macquarie University.