David boudia produced an impressive display to claim gold for the usa in tonights 10m platform diving final. Tom daley has made his name diving for great britain but he cant swim. Only a few minutes after the results showed that tom daley, the youngest competitor in the 2008 olympic games, and blake aldridge had finished eighth and last in. Tom daley failed to qualify for the olympic final the 22yearold from plymouth scored a personal best of 571. Team gbs tom daley performs at the semifinals of the 10 metre platform diving at the london olympics on 110812. Tom daley edges closer to rio with british trials win olympic bronze medallist tom daley all but secured his place at the rio 2016 games with victory at the british diving trials in sheffield. Daley was the 2012 olympic bronze medallist in the event. We were gutted but were not robots and i just have to. For other people named tom daley, see tom daley disambiguation. Daley is one of the youngest summer olympians ever to have competed for britain, but a medal in beijing is probably beyond the devon schoolboy. Tom daley and his partner daniel goodfellow took the bronze in synchronised diving at the rio olympics today august 8 but their adorable reaction is the days true winner. Dec 02, 20 in a video he posted to his youtube channel today, 19yearold british diving star tom daley, came out by revealing he is currently in a serious relationship with a man. Olympic diving star tom daley daley reveals relationship with.
View striking olympic videos of diving see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. Oct 03, 2007 since trying diving at the age of seven, daley has been making quite a splash in a sport which he describes as controlled falling. View striking olympic videos of divinglondon 2012 see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. London olympics 2012 diver tom daley to launch iphone app this article is more than 7 years old british 18yearold who made the finals in beijing aims to raise awareness of the sport. Tom daley london olympics 2012 synchronised diving individual diving 4th place paired diving tom wants to compete in 5 olympic games. Jack david laugher mbe is a british diver competing for great britain and england. Tom daley on diving at london 2012 tom daley is dreaming of winning olympic diving gold in front of a home crowd at london 2012. Im a 24 year old diver but my channel has all kinds of videos including vlogs, exercises, food and more. David boudia olympic diving united states of america. A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with chris mears and later daniel goodfellow. The olympic medalist has revealed he is not a natural born water baby and has described himself as a terrible. Tom daley says it is a case of when not if he becomes a dad following this summers olympics. Jul 28, 2016 tom daley says it is a case of when not if he becomes a dad following this summers olympics. Aug 01, 2012 like any redblooded american man, we have a total ageappropriate crush on 18yearold diver tom daley, who has shown the world hes more classy and charming than some goldmedal winners and.
Laugher and mears became britains first diving olympic champions by. Diving mens 10m platform final london 2012 olympic games duration. Since trying diving at the age of seven, daley has been making quite a splash in a sport which he describes as controlled falling. Teenage british diving star tom daley comes out in youtube. He is one of britains gleaming hopes for gold at the london 2012 olympics. The diving medal hopeful has a plan in place for life after rio and changing nappies. Tom daley regains european diving title in last event before olympics tom daley regained the european 10metre platform diving title in eindhoven, the last major. Thomas robert daley thomas robert daley born 21 may 1994, plymouth, england, united kingdom is an english diver, who specialises in the 10 metre platform event and is currently the fina world champion.
Tom daley regains european diving title in last event before olympics. Going from london 2012, which was quite strict and regimented. Bbc sport olympics london 2012 olympic dreams tom daley. Aug 11, 2012 tom daley performing his 4th dive at the london olympics 2012. The springboard and platform events have been included since the. Daley, who began diving at the age of seven, won the british national junior under18 platform title. Tom daley performing his 4th dive at the london olympics 2012. Olympic diver tom daley comes out on youtube video. The final day of diving from danube arena in budapest saw great britains tom daley prevail over 2016 olympic champ chen aisen for the gold medal in the mens 10m platform.
Aug 21, 2016 a heartbroken tom daley was left dumbfounded by his failure to qualify for the 10m platform olympic final that it seemed his destiny to win. After disappointing in the preliminaries, it was a timely return to form for the briton. Dec 31, 2016 tom took up diving at seven years old and competed in his first olympics aged just 14. The diving featured 6 athletes representing 25 countries. Tom daley fails to qualify for diving final of mens. Access official results for the diving event 10m platform men at the london 2012 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Tom daley has spoken of how his oscarwinning fiance helps him cope with the pressure as he aims to win a second medal in rio. Coming away with the bronze in the synchro event with dan. Backed to a fanatical degree by his father, rob, daley has beaten british and. Aug 11, 2012 team gbs tom daley performs at the semifinals of the 10 metre platform diving at the london olympics on 110812. Tom daley diving news, olympic results and history. He is the figurehead behind the tom daley diving academy based at the london aquatics centre in england. Tom daley won bronze in the 10metre individual mens platform diving at the london olympics this summer.
He also has two olympic medals to his name having won bronze in the 10m platform at london 2012 before adding another in the 10m synchro alongside dan goodfellow at the rio 2016 olympics. Tom daley wins british diving trials to close on rio. View striking olympic videos of london 2012 diving see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. Daley, who began diving at the age of seven, won the british national junior under18 platform title in 2004 just a few days after his tenth birthday. Teen daley qualifies for olympics daley will be aged 14 years and 81 days when the olympic competition begins tom daley will become britains second youngest male olympian after qualifying in the 10m dive competition at the fina diving world cup. Daley also competes in synchronised and team events. At just fourteen years and three months old, tom daley was the youngest british olympian since rowing coxswain ken lester, when he competed at the beijing olympics. He specialises in the 10metre platform event and is a double world champion in the event. In 2015, he partnered rebecca gallantree to the inaugural mixed team world title, while in 2016 he won a second olympic bronze in the mens synchronised 10metre platform, with daniel goodfellow.
The 23yearold was the first american man to win gold in the event since greg louganis at the 1988 olympics in seoul. From his daytoday schedule, to his hobbies and family life, to sharing his hopes. Like any redblooded american man, we have a total ageappropriate crush on 18yearold diver tom daley, who has shown the world hes more classy and. For years, every waking moment has been dominated by sport, with each hour of sleep and meal accounted for. Aug 11, 2008 only a few minutes after the results showed that tom daley, the youngest competitor in the 2008 olympic games, and blake aldridge had finished eighth and last in todays 10m synchronised diving. May 23, 2012 tom daley regains european diving title in last event before olympics tom daley regained the european 10metre platform diving title in eindhoven, the last major competition before london 2012. Highlights as usas david boudia wins gold in the mens diving 10m. Setbacks have been few and far between, barring occasional offdays in competitions. Boudia wins mens diving 10m platform gold london 2012. Filion has twice earned a bronze medal in the 10m platform synchro event at the 2012 summer olympics in london and the 2016 summer. Tom daley bounces back to reach olympic games individual diving final this article is more than 7 years old british teenager finishes fourth in semifinal to qualify chinese duo look. Tom daley makes london 2012 olympics diving final bbc sport.
Jul 30, 2012 tom daley and peter waterfield practising i took my seat in the gantry for the diving three hours early i know, i know, it is a bit ridiculous but i wanted to ensure i got a prime slot. Tom daley bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. But the teenager never looked happy on friday and his fifth dive was one of the worst of his usually spectacular career, a 39. Thomas robert daley born 21 may 1994 is a british diver. During the olympics daley had a row with diving partner blake aldridge when the latter phoned his mother between rounds. The programme is designed to support people of all ages to take up diving. All divers must be at least 14 years old on or by 31 december 2012. Tom daley produced six consistent dives to qualify easily for saturdays 10m platform final 20. Good news if youre running on empty after two weeks of olympics late nights. Tom daley at age 14 before beijing 2008 before they. Tom daley wins 10m platform in epic fashion over olympic.
Daley teamed up with goodfellow once again to win gold in the same event at the commonwealth games in 2018, before taking a break from competing for the rest. Tom daley fails to qualify for diving final of mens olympic. Cnn tom daley wanted the world to hear the truth straight from his mouth. The 2012 games featured competitions in eight events men and women events each of. Daley began making an impact on the diving world from a young age. Tom daley and daniel goodfellow secure bronze in mens synchronized 10m platform.
Aug 11, 2012 tom daley bounces back to reach olympic games individual diving final this article is more than 7 years old british teenager finishes fourth in semifinal to qualify chinese duo look. Thomas robert daley born 21 may 1994 is an english diver and television personality. Tom daley to leave team gbs olympic village to rest head. Dec 02, 20 tom daley, the 19yearold british diving star who won a bronze medal at last summers olympics and is one of his nations most famous athletes, posted a youtube video on monday that revealed. Olympic star tom daley launches celebrity diving show. Bbc sport olympics diving teen daley qualifies for olympics. British olympic diving hopeful tom daley is aiming to plunge into a media. British olympic diving star, the bronze medallist tom daley, has posted a selffilmed video on youtube announcing he is in a relationship with a guy. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Tom daley and peter waterfield practising i took my seat in the gantry for the diving three hours early i know, i know, it is a bit ridiculous but i wanted to ensure i got a prime slot. Tom daley on diving at london 2012 tom daley is dreaming of winning olympic diving gold in front of a home crowd at london 2012 tue 15 feb 2011 03. He specialises in the 10metre platform event and is a double world.
Official profile of olympic athlete thomas daley born 21 may 1994, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. In a video he posted to his youtube channel today, 19yearold british diving star tom daley, came out by revealing he is currently in a serious relationship with a man. British diver tom daley sets sight on media post games report. Bbc sport olympics diving teen daley qualifies for.
Tom daley scrapes into olympics diving semis as waterfield. He wants to master new dives to get him to the top. View striking olympic videos of london 2012diving see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. Like any redblooded american man, we have a total ageappropriate crush on 18yearold diver tom daley, who has shown the world hes more classy and charming than some goldmedal winners and.
From 14yearold olympian to sporting icon the story of tom daleys incredible rise. Daley said he wanted to put an end to all the rumours and speculation, and just say it, tell you guys, adding is it a big deal. Tom daley, the 19yearold british diving star who won a bronze medal at last summers olympics and is one of his nations most famous athletes, posted a. Teenage british olympic diving star tom daley comes out in. Great britains tom daley fails to qualify for the 10m platform final at the rio olympics, finishing last in the semifinal. To coin a diving phrase, that proved daleys springboard to success at senior level.
Tom daley bounces back to reach olympic games individual. Tom daleys reaction to bronze medal win at rio olympics. Tom daley is one of 14 london 2012 hopefuls being followed by bbc tvs olympic dreams. Gaining special permission to take part in the youth olympics festival in australia at the age of 12, despite the usual minimum age being 15. In 2017, he won world silver with grace reid in the mixed 3metre springboard synchronised event he started diving at the age of seven and is a. The 24 year old olympian from london owns a bronze medal in this event from the 2012 hometown olympic games. Daley, the london 2012 bronze 10m medallist, took a. Diver boy as his school mates call him won the 10m individual and synchro platform, with friend callum johnstone, at the recent senior national championships. British diver tom daley was causing a media frenzy just before his olympic debut in 2008, but his late father rob was key to keeping him.
Toms next competition is the 18th fina world junior diving championship 2010 in tucson, arizona on. In 2012 laugher was selected for the great britain 2012 london olympics. Aug 04, 2008 at 14 years of age, british diver tom daley s medal hopes are second to his incredible achievement in reaching the olympics. The 19yearold diver, who was one of britains heartthrob posterboys. Jul 30, 2012 tom daley london olympics 2012 synchronised diving individual diving 4th place paired diving tom wants to compete in 5 olympic games. I am so proud to be able to make diving a little bit more accessible, to get people involved and learning new skills. London olympics 2012 diver tom daley to launch iphone app. The british diver chats to the42 about his decorated career. He won a silver medal in the eightnineyearold boys category at the national novice championships in april 2003. The diver won a bronze with daniel goodfellow in the 10metre.
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