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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
| − | Olympic Gold | + | Olympic Gold, Order of Australia |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Olympic gold medal winner, 2008 Olympics, Diving after performing the highest scoring dive in Olympic history. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2020). | + | Olympic gold medal winner, 2008 Olympics, 10 metre Diving after performing the highest scoring dive in Olympic history. First openly-gay Olympic athlete to win a gold medal. Australian Sports Performer of the Year (2008). Was ranked No. 1 in the world in 2010 and won Commonwealth Games gold in 2014 before retiring in 2016. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2020). Author of his autobiography 'Twists and Turns' (2012). |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[Order of Australia]] | ||
| + | * [[LGBTQ Athletes Who Have Won Olympic Gold]] | ||
| + | * [[Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:34, 22 September 2024
Contents
Country
Australia
Birth - Death
1988 -
Occupation
Sports
Notable Achievements
Olympic Gold, Order of Australia
Description
Olympic gold medal winner, 2008 Olympics, 10 metre Diving after performing the highest scoring dive in Olympic history. First openly-gay Olympic athlete to win a gold medal. Australian Sports Performer of the Year (2008). Was ranked No. 1 in the world in 2010 and won Commonwealth Games gold in 2014 before retiring in 2016. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2020). Author of his autobiography 'Twists and Turns' (2012).
