Dive into Matt
Matthew Mitcham at a Glance
Matthew Mitcham, OAM (born 2 March 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian diver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10m platform, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history. He is the first Australian male to win an Olympic gold medal in diving since Dick Eve at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and was one of eleven openly gay athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics.Olympic diver is openly gay - Outsports
Contents
- Quick facts
- Read about Matthew's Beijing Gold
- Become a facebook fan of Matthew's
- Latest tweets about Matt
- 2008 Sports Performer of the Year
- Matt Stuff on eBay
- Matthew talks to aussiebum
- Matt gets stamped
- Latest News on Matthew
- More Matthew Videos
- Matt's boyfriend
- Latest Blogs on Matthew
- Shout Out For Matthew Mitcham !
Quick facts
- Date of birth: March 2, 1988
- Place of birth: Brisbane, Australia
- Height: 174 centimetres (5 ft 9 in)
- Club: Abbotsleigh Diving Club, NSW
- Head coach: Chava Sobrino
Read about Matthew's Beijing Gold
August 2008
Australia's Matthew Mitcham snatched gold from Chinese favourite Zhou Luxin on his final dive to win the men's 10 metres platform and deny China a sweep of all eight diving golds at the Beijing Games.
Read more below:
10m Platform Men Gold Medallist: Matthew Mitcham
Read about other great aussie results at Beijing
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Aussie medals at Beijing 2008
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Read all about the amazing efforts and results of the Aussie Olympic team at the Beijing Summer Olympics who secured 46 medals to finish 6th in the overall medal tally.
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Latest tweets about Matt
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2008 Sports Performer of the Year
Beijing Olympics diving gold medallist Matthew Mitcham upstaged a star-studded field to win the 2008 Sports Performer of the Year award in Melbourne in November 2008.
The 20-year-old was one of eight elite athletes shortlisted for the award but his heroics in claiming individual gold in the men's 10m platform event at the 2008 Games was deemed the most worthy of recognition.
Pole vaulter Steve Hooker, triathlete Emma Snowsill, swimmer Stephanie Rice and kayaker Ken Wallace were the other Australian individual gold medallists to be shortlisted, while surfer Stephanie Gilmore, ironman Craig Alexander and AFL goalkicking superstar Lance Franklin were also in contention for the top individual award.
Read more here.
(Photo by Neil Bennett, The Age, Nov 27, 2008)
Matthew Mitcham also won the Don Award during the 24th Sport Australia Hall Of Fame Dinner and Induction at Crown Casino and Entertainment Complex on October 8, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.
The annual award at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) function - named in honour of cricketing legend Sir Donald Bradman - recognises the sporting achievement of the year that most inspires the nation.
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Matthew talks to aussiebum
aussieBum - Matthew Mitcham wins GOLD at Beijing Olympics
We were fortunate enough to meet Matthew prior to competing in the Beijing Olympics. Everyone in the company watched Matthew dive. To witness this man winning gold was a moment we will talk about with great pride - an Australian who choose to believe in himself. The footage was shot by Kiah at aussieBum.
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Matt gets stamped
Four months after winning a gold medal in platform diving, Australian Matthew Mitcham still has not secured any sponsorships, a development that perplexes him. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Mitcham says he does not regret coming out before the Games, but does wonder if that has made any companies cautious."Yeah, I haven't got anything yet. I'm working on stuff, and looking for stuff but, no, I haven't got anything yet. It has surprised and disappointed me, I guess, because I have seen how successful some other athletes are after winning Olympic medals. I hope it will all come."
Mitcham, as is every Aussie gold medal winner, received $17,400 for allowing use of his image on Olympic stamps issued by Australia Post. Mitcham, 20, also earned another $17,400 in a bonus paid by Adidas.
Latest News on Matthew
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- Matthew Mitcham: Australia's Greatest Athlete?
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- Matt defies a Delhi flop
- Matthew Mitcham training at the Sydney Aquatic Centre. Picture: Lindsay Moller Source: The Daily Telegraph OLYMPIC diving gold medallist Matthew Mitcham is ...
More Matthew Videos
Interview with Matthew Mitcham after the gold medal
Matthew Mitcham on ABC News 13-01-2008
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Matt's boyfriend
Matthew Mitcham's boyfriend, Lachlan Fletcher, was in the stands when he won the 10-meter platform gold as shown in the picture opposite from Reuters.Here is a nice profile of Mitcham and Fletcher's relationship from the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Latest Blogs on Matthew
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- Gold winning, openly gay Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham will feature amongst eight of Australia's biggest sporting heroes, going head to head in a series of challenges to find Australia's Greatest Athlete.
- Gay Games Blog: Is Matthew Mitcham the greatest athlete in Australia?
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- The Championships will feature Australia's top male and female divers including Beijing Gold medallist Matthew Mitcham, Silver medallists Melissa Wu and Briony Cole, and Olympians Sharleen Stratton and Alexandra Croak along with a group ...
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