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MATTHEW Mitcham made history when he became the first Aussie in 84 years to win gold in the Olympic platform diving competition on Saturday night.

But the Brisbane boy made history of another kind in Beijing. Mitcham, who came out to a Sydney newspaper earlier this year, is the only openly gay male athlete at the Games.

Gay sporting website Outsports compiled the list of the gay athletes, which consists of nine lesbians and Mitcham, who has said that he just wants to be known as a good diver, not as a gay man, and that his homosexuality should not be an issue.

"It's everybody else who thinks it's special when homosexuality and elite sport go together," Mitcham said in the lead-up to Beijing.

But having a gay Olympic diver is not new - multi-gold medallist Greg Louganis came out after his Olympic career ended in 1988 and fellow American David Pilcher made no secret of his sexuality while competing at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Mitcham, who grew up in Brisbane but now lives and trains in Sydney, recently talked to Who Magazine about being the first openly gay Australian to go to an Olympics.

Along with being a trailblazer for the gay community, Mitcham proved to be a model athlete after his 10m platform gold medal, giving interviews in fluent French and Mandarin.

Ref : Dailytelegraph