Mathew Helm Explained

Birth Date:1980 12, df=y
Birth Place:Bourke, New South Wales
Height:170 cm
Weight:62 kg
Club:Hunter United Diving Academy
Coach:Hui Tong
Updated:4 October 2015

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 Synchro.[2]

Born in Bourke, New South Wales, Helm was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3] Helm is openly gay.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hunter Olympian Profiles. 4 October 2015. Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. 4 August 2008. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162247/https://www.theherald.com.au/story/485958/hunter-olympian-profiles/. live.
  2. Web site: Mathew HELM Results FINA Official. 2021-09-30. FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. en.
  3. http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics AIS Athletes at the Olympics
  4. Web site: Burnttoast #105. DNA Magazine Australia. DNA Publications Pty Ltd. 3 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120329003915/http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=6698. 29 March 2012.