1. Matthew Lee was born on 5 March 1998 and is a retired British elite diver and Olympic gold medallist.
15 Facts About Matty Lee
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Adept in both individual and synchronised diving, and across both 3-metre springboard and platform, Matty Lee won the gold medal in 10-metre platform at the 2015 European Games, the mixed 10-metre synchronised platform at the 2017 European Diving Championships and has twice been European junior champion on the 3-metre springboard.
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Matty Lee was born to Helen and Tim Lee on 5 March 1998 in Leeds.
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Matty Lee learned to swim, then took up diving in 2005 at the age of seven.
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Matty Lee was involved in gymnastics and aikido, but chose to concentrate on diving in 2007.
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Matty Lee trained with the City of Leeds Diving Club at the John Charles Centre for Sport.
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Matty Lee studied at Carr Manor Community School from 2009 to 2014, and Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College from 2014 to 2016.
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In 2012, Matty Lee competed at his first European Junior Championships.
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Matty Lee was selected to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but withdrew from the diving squad due to injury.
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In 2015, Matty Lee competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games held in Baku.
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Matty Lee was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to diving.
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At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest, Matty Lee partnered with Noah Williams for the first time in an international competition and they won silver in the synchro 10 m platform event.
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In individual events, Matty Lee won a bronze in 10 m platform.
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In November 2021, Matty Lee was announced as a contestant on the twenty-first series of I'm a Celebrity.
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Matty Lee appeared on The Chase on 28 August 2022 with Sunetra Sarker, Basil Brush, and David Arnold.