litrato of Bronze Olympic Medal Celebrations 2012 (11/08/12) for fans of Tom Daley. The final round began in dramatic form when Daley's star status almost led to his undoing – a large number of camera flashes while he was diving distracted him and he only scored 75 points; a protest to the referee resulted in him being allowed to retake the dive, when he scored 91.80. "The main aim here was to get a medal," said Daley. [22] In April 2009, Daley alleged to Plymouth's main local newspaper The Herald that he had been bullied at school since the Olympics,[23] and his father told the BBC that he had temporarily withdrawn him from that school because its response to the problem had been ineffective. Judges gave very low points to china, so unfair. Olympics 2012: diving Olympic diving: Tom Daley wins bronze ... Made up for Tom Daley getting a medal there. [34] Daley and Aldridge won bronze in synchro at the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup. In the FINA Diving World Series, Daley came third in the 10m platform competition at the Beijing round, scoring 525.05 points, behind China's Cao Yuan on 579.45 and Qiu Bo on 534.05 points.[88]. [80], In the 10m individual platform event, Daley won the competition with a score of 663.95, ahead of Yang Jian on 611.95 and Chen Aisen on 597.20, scoring five 10's and two 9.5's on his fifth dive. Tom Daley can't stop grinning. you really inspire a generation but only in UK. Official profile of Olympic athlete Thomas DALEY (born 21 May 1994), including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. We are all proud to live in a world where there is the country of UK and the athlete: Tom Dayley. Tom Daley wins diving bronze medal for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics 2012. All of us should be thankful that Daley didn't keep diving until a gold-medal score. The worst Olympic I have ever seen. Congratulations to Tom for the historical achievement he has made tonight. What an achievement.". Daley also competes in synchronised and team events. "[111] When asked about his coming to terms with his same-sex attraction and his relationship with Black, he said: "I'd been in relationships with girls where I'd had sexual feelings, but it became so much more intense when I met Lance. @ with Peter Waterfield He specialises in the 10-metre platform event and is a double World champion in the event; he won the 2009 FINA World Championship in the individual event at the age of 15, before regaining it in 2017. [135], In 2015, he became a patron of LGBT+ charity Switchboard (UK) and collaborated with YouTuber Calum McSwiggan to relaunch the charity under their new name. Two weeks later, Daley won his first medals on the FINA circuit, winning a bronze in the individual platform competition and a silver in synchro at the Madrid Grand Prix. bronze medal. [81][82], In January 2013, Daley was involved in the ITV celebrity diving show Splash!, where he was an expert adviser to the celebrity contestants. They only paid for 12*6 dives but now they got one more. In the 2017 FINA World Series, Daley has taken home 1 bronze medal in Beijing (10m Platform), 3 bronze medals in Kazan (10m Platform, 10m Synchro, and 3m Mixed), and one silver medal in Guangzhou (10m Platform). "To be honest, I was very nervous. However, an injury to his triceps muscle in the 10m synchro competition forced his withdrawal from the synchro and individual 10m competitions, and placed his participation in the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore in the following two weeks in doubt. [124][125] In response, the-then UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat that he would raise concerns about gay rights with leaders of countries where homosexuality is illegal. "Boudia was a class act. He competed in his second Olympics in 2012 and won an individual bronze medal. [77] Again, congratulations! National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality, 10m synchro competition at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year, "Diver Tom Daley, 13, to make Olympic history", "Tom Daley & Jack Laugher change diving partners ahead of Tokyo 2020", "Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow book place at 2016 Olympics in Rio", "Beijing 2008 official site, Competition Information, Athletes and Teams", "Delhi 2010: Tom Daley and Max Brick win diving gold", "Tom Daley wins Olympic diving bronze as USA's David Boudia takes 10m platform gold", "Tom Daley proves he's chairman of the board with solid debut for Splash! foto. [119] Their son, Robert "Robbie" Ray Black-Daley, was born on 27 June 2018. [76]), It was hoped that the 10m men's synchronised platform event, on the first Monday of the Games, would provide Daley and Waterfield with an opportunity to supply Team GB's first medal of the Games. [104], † with Blake Aldridge [14] Their father, Robert, died from a brain tumour on 27 May 2011, aged 40, just a few days after Daley's 17th birthday. * with Alicia Blagg Daley was the 2012 Olympic bronze medallist in the event. A masterclass. [92], At the British championships held in his old home pool in Plymouth, Daley won the individual 10m platform title for the fifth time, with 493.70 points, ahead of 14-year-old Matthew Dixon on 427.15, and Matty Lee on 413.20.[93]. @seaningle Mon 30 Jul 2012 … When Aldridge missed the British Championships because of the injury sustained in the nightclub incident, Daley's father said he'd like his son to have a different diving partner. Daley finds form to win bronze Tom Daley won diving bronze for Great Britain with a nerveless display in the men's 10m platform, as USA's David Boudia took gold. [41] He came second in the 3-metre springboard competition in the same category with 485.25 points, sandwiched between the two Chinese divers, Wu Dongliang (510.25 points) and Wang Peng (470.40 points). [49] In the 10 m platform synchronised event at the World Championships, Daley and Brick finished in 9th place following an inconsistent series of dives by the new pairing. [27] A few weeks later it was confirmed that Daley had enrolled at Plymouth College. He was unable to defend his 10m synchronised title, as his dive partner Blake Aldridge had been injured in a brawl at a nightclub several days before the championships and was unable to dive. On 12 October 2010, Daley attended the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. Shame on TD. [83] While the show got a largely negative critical response, it nevertheless got the largest ratings on each of the five Saturday nights it was broadcast, and was renewed for a second season in 2014. [36] The previous youngest winner was the Scottish swimmer Ian Black, who won a European gold in 1958 at the age of 17. At the beginning of 2014 Daley moved his training base from the Life Centre in Plymouth to the London Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park in east London, with a new coach, Jane Figueiredo.[87]. By the beginning of the final round of dives in an enthralling contest, Daley was in the lead over Qiu Bo and David Boudia by 0.15 points, but Daley's final dive had a degree of difficulty of only 3.3 while his rivals both had 3.6 dives, and Daley won the bronze medal with 556.95 points while Boudia won gold with 568.65 points and Qiu Bo won silver with 566.85 points. In 2014 Daley hosted a six-part travel series for ITV2 called Tom Daley Goes Global. [74] In the individual 10m championship, Daley regained the title for the first time since 2009 with a score of 547.60, ahead of Peter Waterfield on 452.80 and James Denny on 390.20. Later in 2007, he won the senior platform title at the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships, the national championship for English divers. 2012. london. [132] Other social media platforms on which Daley is active include Facebook,[133] Instagram[134] and Twitter. He said: "I'd never felt the feeling of love, it happened so quickly, I was completely overwhelmed by it to the point I can't get him out of my head all the time. Tom Daley Last Dive Of The London Olympic 2012 Final Bronze Medal 11/08/12 [62], In the 2011 World Championships, held in Shanghai, China, he was again paired with Waterfield in the 10m synchro event. In 2007 he also began to compete on International Swimming Federation's (FINA) international diving circuit of Grand Prix and World Series events, twice finishing fourth in individual competition. Seriously, BBC stop deleting my comments. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Daley and Goodfellow won a bronze medal in the synchronized 10m platform. But Daley gave a glimpse of his fine form this season in Saturday morning's semi-final, only to save the very best until it really mattered. Short-listed to the final three for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award in 2008. Only a few years ago, this was a distant dream. London 2012: Tom Daley's bronze sparks the Olympics' best pool party The vocal crowd were on-brand with their Team GB chants as the night ended with … Ratings were not as good as the first season, and the show was cancelled. "[65], In the 2012 season, a thumb injury forced Daley's withdrawal from the National Cup a few days before the competition (the 10m platform title was won by Max Brick). The fact that I qualified at the weekend and am taking the first dive is a complete privilege. Thomas Robert Daley (born 21 May 1994)[2] is an English diver, television personality and YouTube vlogger. Some in the British media reported that in competing he would become the youngest-ever male British Olympian,[37] until it was ascertained that Ken Lester, cox to the rowing pair at the 1960 Summer Olympics, had been 13 years and 144 days old at the time. "[107][108] Daley said that it had been a tough decision to speak out about his private life. He started diving at the age of seven and is a member of Plymouth Diving Club, where his talent was identified early, and made an impact in national and international competitions from age 9. In February 2012 British Diving's Performance Director Alexei Evangulov criticised Daley's work ethic, stating that he feared Daley's media and commercial activities were to the detriment of his training for the Olympics – a comment which was seemingly backed up when Daley and Pete Waterfield could only finish 7th in the 10m synchro competition in the FINA World Cup event held at the London Aquatics Centre. But this does not mean they have right to breach rules! [106] On 2 December 2013, Daley released a YouTube video announcing that he had been in a relationship with a man since early that year. [121] Daley and Black do not share pictures with their son's face online or on social media accounts. [25][26], Daley was offered a full scholarship to board at independent school Brighton College, but his father turned this down due to the distance from home, and entered negotiations with local independent school Plymouth College, which had offered him a "very significant scholarship". [126] There have been repeated calls from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for governments to safeguard the rights of their vulnerable LGBT minorities. It's been a hard old couple of years for … Please calm down, everyone! Daley made his debut in the show's premiere on 5 January 2013 as a mentor to the celebrity competitors taking part.[11]. Diving: Tom Daley tucks away an Olympic bronze medal daley-6.jpg. ** semi-final result, Daley created a YouTube channel on 23 August 2010. = with Daniel Goodfellow Daley won two gold medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in the 10-metre individual and synchronized event with Max Brick. olympics. August 11, 2012: Tom Daley celebrates winning the bronze medal in the 10m platform In 2015, he partnered with Rebecca Gallantree to the inaugural mixed team World title, while in 2016 he won a second Olympic bronze in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform, with Daniel Goodfellow. For the 2016 season Daley was paired with Daniel Goodfellow for the 10m men's platform synchro competition, with a view to competing in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in this sport. In April 2009 he started to dive with Max Brick, who is two years his senior, compared with the twelve-year gap with Aldridge. [138], On 30 September 2018, he was the guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. £ with Matty Lee [120] The family live in London. [47] Daley won the individual event in a new personal best of 554.90, scoring a perfect set of seven 10s for one of his dives. Javascript must be … Sportsmanship is more important. "I put everything into it. [8] He won two gold medals for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in the 10m synchro diving (with Max Brick) and the 10m Individual Platform competition,[9] and won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the individual competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [52][53], In the March 2010 FINA Diving World Series event in Qingdao individual 10m competition, Daley showcased his two new dives and finished in 4th place, 520.35 points (his best score of the year). He and his teammate Max Brick won the gold medal for Synchronised 10m Platform Competition. Bronze Olympic Medal Celebrations 2012 (11/08/12) added by -SarahRaRaRa-Source: facebook.com . At the British National Diving Cup, the British Championships, held in January, Daley won a gold in the individual 10m platform competition with 545.80 points, ahead of Matty Lee on 461.00 and Dan Goodfellow on 419.35 points. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he was Britain's youngest competitor, age 14, and the youngest from any nation to participate in a final. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Daley won a silver medal in the men's synchronised 10m platform with diving partner James Denny and gold in the men's 10m platform, with 516.55 points, retaining his title from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in 2010. Congratulations,Mr. [72], In May 2012, Daley regained the European 10-metre platform title when he won gold at the Eindhoven championships with a score of 565.05 points, 49.65 ahead of Viktor Minibaev in silver position. with Jack Laugher This is not about Tom Daley, not about bronze medal. When asked about his sexual orientation in a July 2015 interview with The Guardian, Daley said: "I don't put a particular label on any of it because right now I'm in a relationship with a guy, but I still have sexual feelings towards girls. [115] On 14 February 2018, Daley announced via his Instagram account that he and his husband were expecting their first child through surrogacy,[116][117][118] which caused some criticism due to the ethical issues surrounding surrogacy. Whilst Boudia celebrated with his coach and team-mate Nicholas McCrory, Daley's friends and family threw him into the pool and jumped in afterwards to celebrate a famous medal. Following this disappointment, there was controversy when Daley was the subject of some abusive Twitter messages, which resulted in the police arresting a 17-year-old boy in Weymouth, Dorset, and a 28-year-old professional footballer for publishing offensive messages. [28], Daley took his GCSEs in small batches to fit around his diving commitments. Daley was spotted by a coach, taking part in regular diving lessons, and was placed in a competitive squad in September 2002. And an a in his GCSEs earned a silver and two bronze medals his YouTube channel for a number other... 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