Matthew John Mitcham OAM 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. This made him the first openly gay man to win an Olympic gold medal.
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When I was about eight or nine, I knew I liked boys. But I soon came to the understanding that gay was not as good as straight.
We Asked Australian Diver Matthew Mitcham Why More Gay Athletes Aren't Coming Out, Vice.nz, October 12, 2016.
Sport, in general, tends to be a good decade behind the rest of society in terms of talking about these issues. There's been a lot of progress.
We Asked Australian Diver Matthew Mitcham Why More Gay Athletes Aren't Coming Out, Vice.nz, October 12, 2016.
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Matthew John Mitcham OAM 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. 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.
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