Mathew Helm

Mathew Helm (born 9 December 1980) is an Australian diver who won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's 10-metre platform.[1] He was in first place at the end of the preliminary round and the semi-finals, but was passed by Chinese diver Hu Jia in the finals. In the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, he won the 10-metre platform gold medals in the Individual and Syncro.

Mathew Helm
Personal information
Born (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980
Bourke, New South Wales
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
ClubHunter United Diving Academy
Coached byHui Tong
Updated on 4 October 2015.

Born in Bourke, New South Wales, Helm was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2] Helm is openly gay.[3]

References

  1. "Hunter Olympian Profiles". Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Burnttoast #105". DNA Magazine Australia. DNA Publications Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.


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