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'''Mathew Helm''' (born 9 December 1980) is an Australian [[diving (sport)|diver]] who won the silver medal at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in the men's 10-metre platform.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hunter Olympian Profiles|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/485958/hunter-olympian-profiles/|access-date=4 October 2015|work=[[Newcastle Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|date=4 August 2008|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162247/https://www.theherald.com.au/story/485958/hunter-olympian-profiles/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was in first place at the end of the preliminary round and the semi-finals, but was passed by Chinese diver [[Hu Jia (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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mathew HELM {{!}} Results {{!}} FINA Official|url=https://www.fina.org/athletes/1029178/www.fina.org/athletes/1029178/mathew-helm|access-date=2021-09-30|website=FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation|language=en}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Born in [[Bourke, New South Wales]], Helm was an [[Australian Institute of Sport]] scholarship holder.<ref>[http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics AIS Athletes at the Olympics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223207/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/history/achievements/olympics |date=6 June 2011 }}</ref> Helm is openly [[Homosexual|gay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=6698|title=Burnttoast #105|work=[[DNA (magazine)|DNA Magazine Australia]]|publisher=DNA Publications Pty Ltd|accessdate=3 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329003915/http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=6698|archivedate=29 March 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Footer World Champions Platform Synchro Men}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions Platform Men}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions Men Synchronized 10 Metre Platform}}

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