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Matthew Mitcham

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Athlete

The Resume

    (March 2, 1988- )
    Born in Brisbane, Australia
    Won the gold medal in 10-meter platform diving (2008)
    Only openly gay male athlete at the Beijing Olympics

Why he might be annoying:

    He suffered depression and anxiety as a teen.
    He trained so intensely he developed a stress fracture in his back and thirteen cysts in his wrists.
    He quit for six months after burning out (2006-07).
    He has a pierced tongue.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His partner traveled to Beijing on a grant from Johnson & Johnson's Athlete Family Support Program.
    He said of his fellow divers' reaction to his coming out, 'They don't seem to mind that I'm a big homo.'
    He won his gold medal by recording the largest single-dive score in Olympic history, 112.10.
    Cyd Ziegler of Outsports.com said, 'Just like Jesse Owens was a great hope for black athletes, Mitcham is for gay athletes.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 95.24% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 34.38% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 9.09% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 104 Votes: 56.73% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 166 Votes: 48.19% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 130 Votes: 51.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 251 Votes: 58.96% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 461 Votes: 59.44% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 490 Votes: 46.12% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 330 Votes: 71.21% Annoying