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| Matthew
LEE |
| Sport |
Diving |
| NOC |
Great Britain
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 05 Mar 1998
in Leeds, ENG |
| Height | 1.77 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
London, ENG |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Dive London : England |
General Interest |
Injuries |
An elbow injury forced him to miss the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk, 22 Sep 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"It was my older brother who got me into it. Back then it was a niche sport so we've got no idea how he got into it in the first place!" |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
British diver Thomas Daley, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Instagram profile, 09 Jun 2021; swimming.org, 08 Jun 2014) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games. (Instagram profile, 09 Jun 2021; yorkshirepost.co.uk, 05 Dec 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Jane Figueiredo [personal], ZIM |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began diving at age seven. |
International Debut |
Year |
2014 |
Competing for |
Great Britain |
Location |
Beijing, CHN |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Matty, Big Dog (bbc.co.uk, 21 Oct 2018; britishswimming.org, 12 Jul 2017; baku2015.com, Aug 2015) |
Other information |
DIVING WITH DALEY
In 2018 he teamed up with British diver Thomas Daley for synchronised events. Daley has long been one of Lee's sporting heroes. "When I was younger, I was literally a fan of Tom - everyone was. He was so young and so good, winning world championships at 15, so I've looked up to him for ages. I have memories of watching him at London [2012] and Rio [2016]. At London, unfortunately we didn't get tickets, but I was at a friend's house who lived on my street, and I remember it all. It was pretty special to see the crowd. To know he's now my synchro partner is weird. There's a photo of me and him the first time we met, and I'm just a little kid. I have known Tom for years now and he is a really good friend. I don't look at him like a celebrity, but it's special being paired with him and it will help me out with my career as well. He doesn't coach me, but he always gives me little coaching comments that I don't mind. He also says that he learns from me as well still, it's weird to think that but it's a compliment really." (eurosport.com, 06 Jun 2021; thetelegraphandargus.co.uk, 04 Jun 2021; outsports.com, 03 Aug 2020; fina.org, 10 Jul 2020; teamgb.com, 14 May 2019; yorkshirepost.co.uk, 05 Dec 2018)
TV APPEARANCE
In 2021 he appeared on British survival reality television show 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. (Instagram profile, 16 Nov 2021) |
Hobbies |
Playing golf. (outsports.com, 03 Aug 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning a gold medal in the synchronised 10m platform at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (independent.co.uk, 03 Sep 2021) |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Tokyo, JPN |
10m Platform Synchro |
471.81 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2023 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
10m Platform Synchro |
419.82 |
| 8 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform |
426.15 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform Synchro |
427.71 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Gwangju, KOR |
10m Platform Synchro |
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| 12 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform |
423.55 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform Synchro |
323.28 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform |
357.60 |
| 9 |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
396.84 |
Grand Prix |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2018 |
Calgary, AB, CAN |
10m Platform |
418.90 |
| 13 |
2018 |
Rostock, GER |
10m Platform |
349.45 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Rostock, GER |
10m Platform Synchro |
397.65 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Rostock, GER |
10m Platform Synchro |
317.88 |
| 1 |
2017 |
San Juan, PUR |
10m Platform |
492.95 |
| 1 |
2017 |
San Juan, PUR |
10m Platform Synchro |
281.76 |
| 8 |
2016 |
San Juan, PUR |
10m Platform |
361.25 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 1 |
2021 |
Budapest, HUN |
10m Platform Synchro |
477.57 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10m Platform |
452.20 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
10m Platform Synchro |
307.80 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Kiev, UKR |
10m Platform Synchro |
308.16 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Kiev, UKR |
10m Platform |
485.55 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Kiev, UKR |
Team Event |
351.20 |
| 5 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform |
465.10 |
| 2 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform Synchro |
318.24 |
| 3 |
2016 |
London, ENG |
Team Event |
352.20 |
| 7 |
2015 |
Rostock, GER |
10m Platform |
443.65 |
| 5 |
2015 |
Rostock, GER |
10m Platform Synchro |
400.44 |
World Series |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2020 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
374.79 |
| 8 |
2019 |
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10m Platform |
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| 6 |
2019 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform |
432.35 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
298.26 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
400.86 |
| 8 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform |
405.35 |
| 6 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
270.06 |
| 3 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
395.82 |
| 6 |
2019 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform |
474.80 |
| 1 |
2019 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform Synchro |
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| 8 |
2019 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
10m Platform |
445.10 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
307.14 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Montreal, QC, CAN |
10m Platform Synchro |
412.20 |
| 8 |
2019 |
Sagamihara, JPN |
10m Platform |
456.95 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Sagamihara, JPN |
10m Platform Synchro |
387.93 |
| 7 |
2019 |
Sagamihara, JPN |
10m Platform Synchro |
294.06 |
| 11 |
2018 |
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10m Platform |
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| 7 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform |
439.90 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
305.10 |
| 7 |
2018 |
Fuji, JPN |
10m Platform |
430.60 |
| 5 |
2018 |
Fuji, JPN |
10m Platform Synchro |
303.18 |
| 19 |
2015 |
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10m Platform |
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| 11 |
2015 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform |
396.50 |
| 5 |
2015 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform Synchro |
385.32 |
| 2 |
2015 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform Synchro |
331.14 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
10m Platform Synchro |
387.66 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
10m Platform Synchro |
380.52 |
| 5 |
2014 |
London, ENG |
10m Platform Synchro |
403.86 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Moscow, RUS |
10m Platform Synchro |
361.26 |
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