Mathew Helm

Mathew Helm

Personal information
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)
Sport
Club	Hunter United Diving Academy
Coached by	Hui Tong
Medal record Men's Diving Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2004 Athens 10m Platform 2004 Athens Synchro Platform World Championships 2003 Barcelona Synchro Platform 2003 Barcelona 10m Platform 2001 Fukuoka 10m Platform Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 10m Platform 2006 Melbourne Synchro Platform
Updated on 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]

References

1. "Hunter Olympian Profiles". Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
2. "Mathew HELM | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 30 September 2021.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Burnttoast #105". DNA Magazine Australia. DNA Publications Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.