Matthew Keenan is a name shared by several notable individuals, most prominently an Australian cycling commentator and journalist, as well as other individuals who have been in the news for different reasons.
Matthew Keenan (cycling commentator)
Matthew Keenan is an Australian commentator and journalist who specializes in professional cycling. He provides on-location commentary for major races including Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France, the Tour Down Under, and the Vuelta a España for ITV (UK) and SBS (Australia). Races he does not cover on location are covered remotely from the SBS Sydney office.
Keenan and Gracie Elvin co-hosted the Seven Network broadcast of the 2023 Santos Women's Tour Down Under, which was also used by Peacock in the United States. He provided commentary again for the 2024 edition. He has been active in sports broadcasting since 2003.
A former elite cyclist himself, Keenan also serves as an ambassador for the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia, a role motivated in part by his family history of heart disease—his grandfather and two uncles died of heart attacks in their 40s.
Matthew Keenan (Covid-19 victim, Bradford, UK)
Matthew Keenan (died July 2021) was a 34-year-old father and football coach from Bradford, England, who died of COVID-19. He was described as a "self-confessed vaccine sceptic" who, after contracting the virus, told doctors he wished he could turn back time and get vaccinated. His story gained widespread attention after respiratory consultant Dr. Leanne Cheyne shared his image—showing him hooked up to an oxygen mask—on social media to encourage vaccination. He died two weeks after the image was posted. Tributes described him as "a top bloke" and "a real gem."
Matthew Keenan (cycling fatality, San Diego)
Matthew Keenan, 42, was killed on September 14, 2021, in San Diego, California, when a car struck him head-on while he was riding his bicycle. The driver, Melissa Gonzalez, was charged in connection with the incident. Keenan's family, along with the San Diego County Bike Coalition, advocated for accountability in the case, which was scheduled for trial.
Matthew Keenan (journalist)
A journalist by the same name has also been recognized for writing, winning first place in the non-news column/blog category in Kansas City Press Club awards.
