Craig Rogerson (born 15 July 1965) is an Australian former diver who competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

and in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

. After taking a few years off he returned in the Atlanta

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, ranking 12th in the platform event. He is openly

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. At the

1986 Commonwealth Games The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986. This was the second Commonwealth Games to be held in Edinburgh. Thirty two of the eligible fifty nine countries (largely African, Asian and Caribbe ...

, he won the gold medal in the Men's 10m Platform and the bronze medal in the Men's 3m Springboard.

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1965 births Living people Olympic divers for Australia Divers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Australian Institute of Sport divers Divers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in diving Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in diving Commonwealth Games divers for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Australian gay sportsmen LGBTQ divers Australian male divers 21st-century Australian LGBTQ people Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub