Tom Daley

Tom Daley: Biography in Details

Who is Tom Daley?

Tom Daley is a diver. His real name is Thomas Robert Daley and belongs of British nationality. In 2009, he won FINA World Championship in the individual event at the age of 15.

Moreover, when he became 14 years old, he represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics where he was Britain’s youngest competitor.

Furthermore, he had set an Olympic record score in the individual 10m platform during the first qualification round.

Tom Daley: Childhood, Education, and Family

Tom Daley’s born on 21st May 1976 in Devon, United Kingdom, Tom Daley is the son of Debbie and Robert Daley. He has two siblings named William who is three years younger, and Ben who is five years younger.

In 2011, his father died from a brain tumor. At the age of 13, he won gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Tom Daley competed as a guest competitor in the Australian Elite Junior Nationals and placed first in the platform and second in 3 m springboard in 2005. Then he was the under-18 British champion in the platform and 3m springboard in 2006.

Moreover, Tom Daley attended Eggbuckland Community College. Then he had 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”.

Furthermore, Tom Daley completed his two-year A-level studies in mathematics, Spanish, and photography in 2012.

Tom Daley: Professional Life and Career

Starting his international career, he had begun at the age of 12 when he was given a special dispensation to compete at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Then he won the senior platform title at the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) in 2007. The next year, he won the 10m platform event at the British Championships and become the youngest winner of the senior British 10 m title. The same year, he won his first medals on the FINA circuit.

Subsequently, he won the individual event with a new personal best of 554.90 in 2009. The same year, he had as unable to defend his 10m synchronized title, as his dive partner Blake Aldridge had been injured in a brawl at a nightclub several days before the championships. The next year, he attended the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, intending to defend his individual 10m title. He had even attended the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. He and his teammate Max Brick won the gold medal in the Synchronised 10m Platform Competition in the same year.

Moreover, Tom Daley was paired in the synchronized competitions with 2004 Athens Olympic silver medallist Peter Waterfield in British Swimming’s continuing efforts to find the best synchro pairing in 2011. The next year, he won silver in the individual platform event, while the pairing finished fifth in the synchro. He was even involved in the ITV celebrity diving show Splash!, where he was an expert adviser to the celebrity contestants in 2013. In 2016, he won a bronze medal in the synchronized 10m platform and took home 1 bronze medal in Beijing as well as 3 bronze medals in Kazan in 2017.

How much is the net worth of Tom Daley?

Through his hard work in his professional life, he has earned a net worth of $4 million as of 2023.

Tom Daley: Achievements and Awards

Tom Daley has won many awards in his new career life.

Tom Daley has won gold in the individual 10m platform competition in 2016 and the gold medal with Rebecca Gallantree in the inaugural team event competition in 2015.  He has also won the

silver medal in the men’s synchronized 10m platform in 2014, the 10m competition at the Edinburgh leg of the Diving World Series in 2013, the bronze medal with 556.95 points in 2012, and many more.

Tom Daley: Rumor and Controversy

There was a rumor that he was accused of having an 18-month affair with a male model while Dustin Lance Black was working abroad.

How tall is Tom Daley?

Tom Daley has dark brown eye color and his hair color is also dark brown. He has a height of 5ft 9 inches with a bodyweight of 74kg. His chest size is 43inches.

Social Media Profiles

Tom Daley is quite active on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter as well as Youtube. He has more than 2.2 million followers on Twitter. He has over 2.4 million followers on Facebook, more than 2 million followers on Instagram, and 862k subscribers on Youtube.

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