Matthew James Hamilton is an American curler from McFarland, Wisconsin. He is a World Junior Champion, World Men’s bronze medalist, and Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton currently plays second for the Duluth, Minnesota-based John Shuster team.
Hamilton gained notoriety on Twitter after tweets comparing him to the video game character Mario in 2018 and Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas in 2022 surfaced.
Matt Hamilton Age, Date of Birth, Birthday, Family, what about his father, mother, where is he from? Early Life.
Hamilton (fully named Matthew James Hamilton) was born on February 19, 1989, in Madison, Wisconsin, under the star sign of Pisces.
Though there aren’t many details about Matt’s family and childhood, his father is Scott Hamilton. Matt Hamilton has a younger sister named Rebecca (nicknamed Becca) Lynn Hamilton. As a matter of fact, Becca is also a professional curler and has been curling since childhood alongside Matt.
At the moment, she is a two-time national women’s champion, a two-time national junior champion, and a 2018 Olympian in both team and mixed doubles curling. Well, she has also played alongside her brother, Matt, in mixed doubles at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Besides her successful career in curling, Becca is currently a student at Edgewood College.
Matt Hamilton Net Worth, How much did he earn?
The official site is yet to confirm Matt Hamilton’s net worth. The internet lacks facts regarding his earnings at present. Matt Hamilton hasn’t spilled the beans on his net worth.
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Still, he might have a net worth of between $1 million to $3 million approximately.
Matt Hamilton Wife, His children, What about his relationship?
As much of an athlete Matt Hamilton is, he is also a man with a family. Yes, our curler hero is married to his sweetheart, Jen Hamilton. The duo met at a party after a Wisconsin Badgers football game.
Not to mention, the duo has a cute story as their first meet started with Matt’s pickup line. Well, the conversation started as, “Are you a Packers fan?”
What’s cuter is that Jen is a Packer fan, and as they commenced talking, they dated in no time.
Later, they took their vows in 2017. Ever since they have been going strong, and though Jen isn’t into curling, she supports him all the time.
What she doesn’t support is his mustache. As per Matt, Jen hates the mustache “with a fiery passion.”
Matt Hamilton Career
Hamilton played for skip Jeremy Roe at the 2007 and 2008 United States Men’s National Championships, placing seventh and ninth, respectively. In 2008 he also joined Matt Hamilton’s junior team, who had won the National Junior Championship the two previous years. Hamilton helped make it four Junior National Titles in a row for Plys, winning the 2008 and 2009 championships.
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As national champions, Hamilton and Team Plys represented the United States at the World Junior Championships. At the 2008 World Juniors in Östersund, Sweden they took home gold medals after beating Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson 9–5 in the final. While in Sweden, Hamilton won the championship’s 2008 Sportsmanship Award, an award only given out to one male junior curler and one female junior curler.
After the Olympics George took a break from competitive curling and Team Shuster replaced him at third with Matt Hamilton. The slightly revamped team continued its winning ways, taking gold at the 2019 United States Men’s Championship. At the 2019 World Men’s Championship, they finished in fifth place, having lost to Japan in the first round of playoffs.
United States Men’s Championship
They defended their United States title at the 2020 United States Men’s Championship, defeating Rich Ruohonen in the final to finish the tournament undefeated. The national title would have earned Team Shuster a spot at the final Grand Slam of the season, the Champions Cup, as well as the chance to represent the United States at the 2020 World Men’s Curling Championship, but both events were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Team Shuster represented the United States at the 2021 World Men’s Curling Championship, which was played in a fan-less bubble in Calgary, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. There, the team led the U.S. to a 10–3 round-robin record, in third place. They played Switzerland in the playoffs, in a game that was delayed a day due to some curlers testing positive for the virus. In the game, Switzerland, skipped by Peter de Cruz beat the Americans to advance to the semifinals.
Matt Hamilton Social Media Reach
He is available on Instagram with the username “@hamscurl” with 43.9K+ and on Twitter with the username “@MattJamilton” with 27.7K+.
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Where he attended his High school and University? What was his major?
There is no information about his education sector but we will update you soon.
Matt Hamilton FAQ’S
Who was Matt Hamilton?
Matthew James Hamilton is an American curler from McFarland, Wisconsin. He is a World Junior Champion, World Men’s bronze medalist, and Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton currently plays second for the Duluth, Minnesota-based John Shuster team.
How old is he?
He is currently 33 years old.
Is he available on any kind of social media?
He is available on Instagram with the username “@hamscurl” with 43.9k+ and on Twitter with the username “@MattJamilton” with 27.7k+.
Is he married or not?
As much of an athlete Matt Hamilton is, he is also a man with a family. Yes, our curler hero is married to his sweetheart, Jen Hamilton.
Matt Hamilton’s Body Appearance Height, Weight
| Height | N / A |
| Weight | N / A |
| Hair | Blonde |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Body Type | Fit |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Interesting facts about Matt Hamilton’s which you should know
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | N / A |
| Zodiac Sign | N / A |
| Age | 33 years |
| Full Name | Matthew James Hamilton |
| Birthdate | 1989 |
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