Four months after winning a gold medal in platform diving, Australian Matthew Mitcham still has not secured any sponsorships, a development that perplexes him. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Mitcham says he does not regret coming out before the Games, but does wonder if that has made any companies cautious.
Yeah, I haven’t [...]
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Mitcham puzzled by lack of endorsements
Matthew Mitcham: ‘I’m a homo’
Based on this item from the Sydney Morning Herald, gold medalist and totally out Matthew Mitcham gave a brief yet killer acceptance speech when he won Australia’s Sports Performer of the Year Award late last month.
You see, before Mitcham, some winners in other categories had given a fair impression of Gwyneth Paltrow’s infamous Oscars speech [...]
Diving outdoors freaks out Mitcham
Olympic gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham fearlessly jumps from 30 feet high while doing amazing twists, yet it still freaks him out to have to dive outdoors. And next year’s world diving championships in Rome are outdoors.
“I have a few fears and diving outdoors is one of them,” Mitcham told the Australian. “I usually spot [...]
Video: Mitcham on his post-gold training
Gold-medal diver Matthew Mitcham, looking sharp in a sports jacket with no tie, gave an interview this month after winning an Australian aquatics honor. He says he is training harder than before the Olympics since he has to make up for taking off nearly two months following Beijing. He also says he is considering riding [...]
Mitcham co-winner of Oz’s highest sport award
Our reader friend in Australia, Lawrie Fabian, has this report on Matthew Mitcham. Outsports readers will remember Lawrie as founding President and Coach of Melbourne’s Glamourhead Sharks Aquatic Club, the first gay and lesbian swim team in Victoria. He has coached swimmers and triathletes to personal bests at World Masters Games and Gay Games. We [...]
Matthew Mitcham speaks out
Matthew Mitcham, the gay Australian diver who made Olympic history, says he was surprised to be the only out male among the more than 10,000 Olympic athletes during the Beijing Games. He spoke out this week in his first press conference since leaving Beijing about his status, his vacation and the future.
Matthew Mitcham’s bum inks new deal?
Matthew Mitcham’s bum may soon be adorned with assusieBum. Fresh off of signing a management deal with Grand Slam International, speculation is swirling that the gay Aussie diver might ink a deal to become the new face and bum of aussieBum.
Mitcham signs management deal
While Matthew Mitcham still doesn’t seem to have a major sponsorship or endorsement deal, he has taken a big step in that direction signing with Grand Slam International for exclusive management and marketing representation.
Winning gold in Beijing was an amazing experience for me. I’ve been overwhelmed with the public’s response to my achievement and am [...]
Bob Costas on Mitcham and gay in sports
NBC Olympic host Bob Costas agrees that his network should have discussed gold medal diver Matthew Mitcham being gay during its coverage in Beijing.
In a wide-ranging interview on the subject of gays in sports with AfterElton.com, Costas said Mitcham was not an athlete he was focusing on, “But had it been, I would have thought [...]
Mitcham gets a stamp but no sponsors yet
Two weeks after shocking the diving world by winning the gold medal in Olympic platform diving, Australian Matthew Mitcham has been honored with a stamp but has yet to secure a sponsorship deal, though one is rumored.
