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Matthew Mitcham

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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 man to win an Olympic gold medal. He is also the first Australian male to win an Olympic gold medal in diving since Dick Eve at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Mitcham is the 4,699th most popular athlete (up from 5,970th in 2019), the 839th most popular biography from Australia (up from 969th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Matthew Mitcham ranks 4,699 out of 6,025. Before him are Letesenbet Gidey, Dirk Schrade, Chryste Gaines, Josip Pavić, Sergey Fedorovtsev, and Wang Jie. After him are Benjamin Compaoré, Donata Karalienė, Bryan Reynolds, Samuel Francis, Qin Kai, and Muriel Hurtis-Houairi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Matthew Mitcham ranks 907. Before him are Yonny Hernández, Paenda, Matthias de Zordo, Yannick Boli, Go Eun-ah, and Kendall Waston. After him are Tinie Tempah, Eir Aoi, Ismail Al Hammadi, Atiye, Jaume Costa, and Stephanie Rice.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Matthew Mitcham ranks 839 out of 1,143. Before him are Alexei Popyrin (1999), Jack Haig (1993), Adam Gilchrist (1971), John Peers (1988), Michael Beauchamp (1981), and Matthew Reilly (1974). After him are Stephanie Rice (1988), Chay Hews (1976), Kathy Watt (1964), Wil Traval (1980), Feliks Zemdegs (1995), and Tim Winton (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Matthew Mitcham ranks 83. Before him are Michellie Jones (1969), James Tomkins (1965), Ryan Tyack (1991), Phillip Dutton (null), Will Ryan (1988), and Liam de Young (1981). After him are Rebecca Smith (null), Drew Ginn (1974), Malcolm Page (1972), Ashley Moloney (2000), Duncan Free (1973), and Brittany Broben (1995).

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