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==Country== | ==Country== | ||
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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
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==Description== | ==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). 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]] | ||
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+ | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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+ | * http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/matthew-mitcham | ||
+ | * http://www.olympic.org/videos/mitcham-performs-highest-scoring-dive-in-olympic-history | ||
+ | * http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-olympic-diver-matthew-mitcham-raising-money-launch-cabaret-tour291113 | ||
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Revision as of 19:58, 25 November 2020
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). Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame (2020). Author of his autobiography 'Twists and Turns' (2012).