Tom Daley's Biography
Tom Daley was born in Plymouth on 21 May 1994.
At just 14 years and 81 days old at the start of the Beijing Olympics, Tom Daley is Britain's second youngest male ever to enter the Olympics, only beaten by Kenneth Lester, a cox at the 1960 Olympics, who was aged 13 years and 144 days.
Tom Daley qualified for the Beijing Olympics in February 2008 at the FINA World Cup when he was seventh in the men's individual 10m platform event.
2008 continued to be a good year for Tom Daley. In March 2008, still only 13-years-old, he won the European Men's 10m Platform Individual title, beating the current World Champion Gleb Galperin and World Cup Champion, Sascha Klein.
At 5ft 2in and 7st 7lb, Tom Daley was significantly younger, shorter and lighter than the competition.
When not diving, Tom Daley goes to school at Eggbuckland Community College in Plymouth, and lives with his father Rob, mother Debbie, and two brothers.
His first major diving success was when he became the under 18 Platform champion at the Nationals in June 2004.
In 2007 Tom Daley won the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.
The Beijing Olympics did not start well for Tom Daley when he and Blake Aldridge finished in last place in the 10m synchronised diving.
Later on in the Olympics, Tom Daley finished seventh in the 10m individual platform final.
On 7 February 2009, Tom Daley set a personal best score and retained his men's 10m platform title at the British Diving Championships.
In March 2009, Tom Daley came third in the men's 10m Platform at the second leg of the Fina Diving World Series in China.
In April 2009, Tom Daley's father revealed that Tom Daley had found a new diving partner, Max Brick.
On 19 April 2009, Tom Daley won a silver medal in the third round of the World Cup with a personal best of 540.85 points in his six dives in the final of the 10m platform.
Earlier, Tom Daley had revealed that he had been bullied at school.
On 10 May 2009, Tom Daley won his first gold of 2009 in the men's 10m platform in the World Series in Fort Lauderdale.
Previously, Tom Daley and Max Brick won silver at the world series in the 10m synchronised event.
More information on Tom Daley
The Times: Tom Daley becomes youngest European diving champion
BBC: Meet Tom Daley
Tom Daley biography from the British Olympics Association
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