"How many more firsts can this child get?"
Matthew Mitcham Médaille d'or
by GayClic
Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham's 6 dives in the men's 10m, plus the medal ceremony. As well as scoring the highest single dive in Olympic history (112.10 out of a possible 114), and being the only non-Chinese diver to win gold at Beijing, Mitcham was also one of only five openly gay athletes at the 2008 Olympics, the other four of whom were women.
See also Jessica Halloran's article on Mitcham in the Sydney Morning Herald following his win, and Daily Kos and AfterElton on NBC's coverage of the diver.