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| Born | (1980-12-09) 9 December 1980 (age 44) Bourke, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Hunter United Diving Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Hui Tong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
Born in Bourke, New South Wales, Helm was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Helm is openly gay.
References
- "Hunter Olympian Profiles". Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "Mathew HELM | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "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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