Matty Lee
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | 5 March 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | platform, springboard, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Peng Li | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matthew "Matty" Lee (born 5 March 1998) is a British diver.
Career
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.[1]