Olympic Gold Matthew Mitcham retires from diving

Openly Gay Olympist Matthew Mitcham retires from diving

#Matthew Mitcham, the Australian diver who won an Olympic gold medal in 2008 as an openly #gay athlete, has announced his retirement from diving.

It’s official: I have decided to finally retire after a looooooooong but very rewarding diving career. So much gratitude to my long suffering partner Lachlan, Chava, NSWIS, DA, family, friends and all you friends I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting yet! I remember the support I got when I came out before my Olympic debut in 2008 and it helped me to keep sharing my story just as candidly. So, it’s Peace Out to my diving career and a big Heeeeeeey to the rest of my media and entertainment and everything else career! Thank you to everyone for sharing in my [dirty word]… journey hahaha Xx

A photo posted by Matt(hew) Mitcham (@matthewmitcham88) on Jan 27, 2016 at 4:

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In a statement via the Australian Olympic Committee, Mitcham said: “I don’t feel there is anything unfinished with my diving career and I have goals in other areas now that require the same commitment that I have given to sport over all these years.

“I have achieved everything I hoped for, including the big three of Olympic gold in 2008, world number one in 2010, and Commonwealth gold in 2014.”

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