Tom Daley

Thomas Robert Daley OBE (born 21 May 1994) is a British diver and television personality. Specialising in multiple events, he is an Olympic gold medallist in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform event at the 2020 Olympics and double world champion in the FINA 10-metre platform event, winning in 2009 at the age of fifteen, and again in 2017. He is an Olympic bronze medallist in the 2012 platform event, the 2016 synchronised event, and the 2020 platform event, making him the first British diver to win four Olympic medals. Daley also competes in team events, winning the inaugural mixed team World title in 2015, and repeating the win in 2024, his fourth World title in all. He is a one-time Olympic champion, 4-time World Champion, a 2-time junior World Champion, a 5-time European champion and 4-time Commonwealth champion.

Tom Daley
Daley in 2012
Personal information
Full nameThomas Robert Daley
Born (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994
Plymouth, Devon, England
Occupations
  • Diver
  • television personality
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (11 st 9 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2017)
Children2
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
England
SportDiving
Event(s)3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
ClubPlymouth Diving Club
London High Performance Centre
Partner(s)Matty Lee
Daniel Goodfellow
Grace Reid
Coached byJane Figueiredo
Medal record
Diving
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 3
World Championships 4 2 2
European Championships 5 3 0
Commonwealth Games 4 1 0
Total 14 6 5
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo10 m synchro
2012 London10 m platform
2016 Rio de Janeiro10 m synchro
2020 Tokyo10 m platform
World Championships
2009 Rome10 m platform
2015 KazanTeam event
2017 Budapest10 m platform
2024 DohaTeam event
2017 Budapest3 m mixed synchro
2024 Doha10 m synchro
2015 Kazan10 m platform
2019 Gwangju10 m synchro
European Championships
2008 Eindhoven10 m platform
2012 Eindhoven10 m platform
2016 London10 m platform
2016 LondonMixed 3 m synchro
2020 Budapest10 m synchro
2014 Berlin10 m platform
2016 London10 m synchro
2020 Budapest10 m platform
Junior World Championships
2012 Adelaide10 m platform
2012 AdelaideSynchro 3 m springboard
2008 Aachen10 m platform
2008 Aachen3 m springboard
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi10 m platform
2010 Delhi10 m synchro
2014 Glasgow10 m platform
2018 Gold Coast10 m synchro
2014 Glasgow10 m synchro

Daley 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 nine. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he was Britain's youngest competitor, age fourteen, and the youngest from any nation to participate in a final. In 2009, Daley reached a career-best ranking of number one in the FINA World Aquatics Championships Diving Rankings for the 10 m platform. He won two gold medals for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in the 10 m synchro diving (with Max Brick) and the 10 m Individual Platform competition.

After the 2012 Summer Olympics and a summer of increased sporting interest amongst the UK public, television network ITV approached Daley to have a role in their new celebrity diving reality TV show Splash! Daley made his debut in the show's premiere on 5 January 2013 as a mentor to the celebrity competitors taking part.

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