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Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
5 March 1998 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | platform, springboard, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mark Holdsworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthew "Matty" Lee (born 5 March 1998) is a British diver.
In 2012, Lee competed at his first European Junior Championships. He won the 3m Springboard gold and then went to compete at the World Junior Championships later in the season, securing a top result of seventh in the Group B Platform.
In 2013, Lee won medals in all three Group B individual events at his second European Junior Championships, defending his 3m title and taking silver in 10m Platform, bronze in 1m Springboard.
In 2014, he debuted as a senior in the World Cup series. He was selected to compete at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but withdrew from the diving squad due to injury.
In 2015, Lee competed at the inaugural 2015 European Games, he won gold in 10m platform beating Russia's Nikita Shleikher.
At the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kiev, Lee won a bronze in the Men's 10 metre platform, and a gold in the mixed 10m platform synchro with diving partner Lois Toulson. The pair then won a silver at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in the 10m mixed synchro.