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Matthew Mitcham

1988 - Today

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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 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Matthew Mitcham is the 5,238th most popular athlete (up from 5,948th in 2024), the 877th most popular biography from Australia (up from 967th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Matthew Mitcham ranks 5,238 out of 6,025. Before him are Branislav Mitrović, Josip Pavić, Jeļena Rubļevska, Daniel Strigel, Sergey Fedorovtsev, and Wang Jie. After him are Benjamin Compaoré, Donata Karalienė, Bryan Reynolds, Samuel Francis, Lee McRae, and Qin Kai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Matthew Mitcham ranks 956. 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 877 out of 1,143. Before him are Adam Gilchrist (1971), John Peers (1988), Hélène Joy (1978), Deniz Akdeniz (1990), Michael Beauchamp (1981), and Matthew Reilly (1974). After him are Stephanie Rice (1988), Chay Hews (1976), Kathy Watt (1964), Wil Traval (1980), Jon Sieben (1966), and Darryn Hill (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Matthew Mitcham ranks 90. 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), Kate Slatter (1971), Malcolm Page (1972), Ashley Moloney (2000), and Duncan Free (1973).

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