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| Full name | Matthew John Mitcham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Matt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1988 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Luke Rutherford (m. 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1 m, 3 m, 5 m, 7 m, 10 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Abbotsleigh Diving Club NSW, Perfect 10 diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Scott Robertson (3 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Chava Sobrino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew John Mitcham OAM (born 2 March 1988) is an Australian retired diver and trampolinist. As a diver, he was the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10m platform, and he is the 2nd highest single-dive score in Olympic history (at the time it was the highest scoring dive ever). This made him the first openly gay athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.[1][2][3] He is also the first Australian male to win an Olympic gold medal in diving since Dick Eve at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[4]
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- ^ Williams, Rebecca (23 August 2008). "Breathtaking Mitcham wins gold". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 November 2012.[permanent dead link]