Loading ...- Category:
- Entertainment, Sport
- Author:
- Staff Writers
- Posted:
- Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham is celebrating his Beijing triumph with an appearance on the cover of the new issue of DNA magazine, out this week.
Mitcham has become a gay sporting icon since his history-making gold medal win in the men’s 10-metre platform dive, beating favourite Zhou Luxin with the highest-scoring dive in Olympic history. It was the first gold medal Australia has received in diving since 1924.
Mitcham first came to international attention after his sexuality was revealed in a candid interview discussing both his partner and his former retirement from diving due to depression and anxiety.
Both Mitcham and his partner Lachlan appear in DNA #105 enjoying a post-Olympics trip to Rome. The pair are due back in Australia in early October.
Tags: DNA magazine, Matthew Mitcham, olympics
