When it comes to sport, nothing quite holds our attention like a gay diver, and Matthew Mitcham from Australia is one of the best gay divers that the world has ever seen.
Mitcham may no longer be competing, but we’re still following his every move very closely.
Recognising his enormous contribution to the sport of diving, and his Olympic achievements, earlier this year Mitcham was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
At the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing, Mitcham received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history.
The dive that Mitcham executed was a two-and-one-half somersault with two-and-one-half twists in the pike position. The dive had a very high degree of difficulty with 3.8. Mitcham scored four tens. It was his final dive in the event and it clinched him the gold medal.
Who is Matthew Mitcham?
Born in 1988 and growing up in Brisbane, Queensland, Mitcham began his sporting career in competitive trampoline.
As a trampolinist, Mitcham represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in 1999 and 2001, winning the double mini-tramp event. He also competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2003, finishing sixth.
He was talent-spotted by the head coach of the Australian diving team, and encouraged to try turning his acrobatic skills to the sport of diving.
Mitcham began competing in major diving events from 2002, when he became national junior champion. He continued to progress through international competitions, competing at Grand Prix events, World Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.
2008 Summer Olympics
Mitcham represented Australia at the 2o08 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing. He competed in the 10m platform, and the 3m springboard events.
In the springboard event, Mitcham didn’t qualify for the final.
In the 10m platform, Mitcham made it through to the final of the competition, and entered the final round of dives sitting in second place. Leading the competition was Zhou Luxin, representing China. With Zhou having completed all of his dives, with his final dive Mitcham needed to score 107.30 in order to win the gold. Mitcham’s near-perfect final dive achieved a score of 112.10 – the highest single-dive score in Olympic history, and enough to secure him the Olympic gold medal.
Life after diving
After competing in the 2012 Olympics, Mitcham announced his retirement from competitive diving in 2016.
He has subsequently been focusing on a career in entertainment – including television appearances and a cabaret show.
The relationship
Mitcham and Luke Rutherford had been dating for six months before they announced their engagement.
“We didn’t really make an impression on each other at first. It was kind of a slow burn relationship…” Mitcham told Q News, explaining that they had met through mutual friends in Sydney.
After travelling around Australia together, the couple moved to London.
Soon after, Mitcham posted the news of their engagement to Instagram:
“He got down on both knees, I said yes, and now we’re engaged.”
Updating his Instagram, Mitcham confirmed that the response to the news of his engagement to Rutherford was overwhelmingly positive:
“I wish I could say I’m humbled by the response we’ve received but the attention seeker in me is LIVING. Thank you for all the kind messages. I wish I could respond to each one individually but I’ve got my big fat gay wedding to plan. I’ll heart each message to let you know I’ve read and appreciated your kind words.”
The couple were married in February this year. The ceremony and celebrations were held in Belgium.
Mitcham wrote on Instagram:
“After a sustained period of lovely gestures, loyalty, gazing adoringly and many trips to Ikea, I managed to trick @lukeyluke8 into falling in love with me, proposing to me and finally marrying me. Now he’s stuck with me forever and ever, ha!”
Following the wedding, the couple travelled to Amsterdam for their honeymoon.
Happily, Mitcham has confirmed that after four months of lock-down together, the couple are still married.
When it comes to sport, nothing quite holds our attention like a gay diver, and Matthew Mitcham from Australia is one of the best gay divers that the world has ever seen.
Mitcham may no longer be competing, but we’re still following his every move very closely.
Recognising his enormous contribution to the sport of diving, and his Olympic achievements, Mitcham was recently inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
At the 2008 Olympic Games, in Beijing, Mitcham received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history.
The dive that Mitcham executed was a two-and-one-half somersault with two-and-one-half twists in the pike position. The dive had a very high degree of difficulty with 3.8. Mitcham scored four tens. It was his final dive in the event and it clinched him the gold medal.
Who is Matthew Mitcham?
Born in 1988 and growing up in Brisbane, Queensland, Mitcham began his sporting career in competitive trampoline.
As a trampolinist, Mitcham represented Australia at the World Junior Championships in 1999 and 2001, winning the double mini-tramp event. He also competed at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in 2003, finishing sixth.
He was talent-spotted by the head coach of the Australian diving team, and encouraged to try turning his acrobatic skills to the sport of diving.
Mitcham began competing in major diving events from 2002, when he became national junior champion. He continued to progress through international competitions, competing at Grand Prix events, World Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.
2008 Summer Olympics
Mitcham represented Australia at the 2o08 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing. He competed in the 10m platform, and the 3m springboard events.
In the springboard event, Mitcham didn’t qualify for the final.
In the 10m platform, Mitcham made it through to the final of the competition, and entered the final round of dives sitting in second place. Leading the competition was Zhou Luxin, representing China. With Zhou having completed all of his dives, with his final dive Mitcham needed to score 107.30 in order to win the gold. Mitcham’s near-perfect final dive achieved a score of 112.10 – the highest single-dive score in Olympic history, and enough to secure him the Olympic gold medal.
Life after diving
After competing in the 2012 Olympics, Mitcham announced his retirement from competitive diving in 2016.
He has subsequently been focusing on a career in entertainment – including television appearances and a cabaret show.
The relationship
Mitcham and Luke Rutherford had been dating for six months before they announced their engagement. The couple subsequently married.
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