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Matty Lee

British diver

Born
March 5, 1998
Age in 2026
28
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1998

About Matty Lee

Matty Lee, also known as Matthew Lee, is a retired British elite diver and Olympic gold medallist. Adept in both individual and synchronised diving, and across both 3-metre springboard and platform, 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. At world level, Lee won the silver medal in the mixed 10-metre synchronised platform event at the 2017 World Championships, and at the 2019 World Championships, Lee and Tom Daley won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, as well as gold in July 2021 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2013, Lee won medals in all three Group B individual events at his second European Junior Championships, defending his 3 m title and taking silver in 10 m Platform, bronze in 1m Springboard. At the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv, Lee won a bronze in the Men's 10-metre platform, and a gold in the mixed 10 m platform synchro with diving partner Lois Toulson. He won the 3 m 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.

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Matty Lee timeline

  1. In 2013, Lee won medals in all three Group B individual events at his second European Junior Championships, defending his 3 m title and taking silver in 10 m Platform, bronze in 1m Springboard.
  2. At the 2017 European Diving Championships in Kyiv, Lee won a bronze in the Men's 10-metre platform, and a gold in the mixed 10 m platform synchro with diving partner Lois Toulson.
  3. At world level, Lee won the silver medal in the mixed 10-metre synchronised platform event at the 2017 World Championships, and at the 2019 World Championships, Lee and Tom Daley won bronze in the 10 m synchro event, as well as gold in July 2021 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The world when Matty Lee was born

Matty Lee was born in 1998. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1998

  • #1 song"Too Close" – Next
  • Top movieShakespeare in Love
  • Top TV showSeinfeld
  • Best-selling bookA Man in Full – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMark McGwire hits 70 home runs, breaking Roger Maris's record
  • Top headlinePresident Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives
  • Technology milestoneGoogle founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
  • Defining fadFurby
  • Notable inventionGoogle founded
  • World population5.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population270.2M

1998 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Matty Lee's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19982026
Gas$1.06$3.45/gal
Average home$128,400$435,000
Average income$48,950$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population270.2M341 million

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