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tom daley

thomas robert `` tom '' daley -lrb- born 21 may 1994 -rrb- is an english diver and television personality .
daley specialises in the 10 metre platform event and was the 2009 fina world champion in the individual event at the age of 15 .
he started diving at the age of seven and is a member of plymouth diving club .
he has made an impact in national and international competitions from age 9 .
he represented great britain at the 2008 summer olympics where he was britain 's youngest competitor , the youngest competitor of any nationality outside the sport of swimming , and the youngest to participate in a final .
in 2009 , daley reached a career best ranking of number one in the fina world diving rankings for the ten-metre platform .
he won two gold medals for england at the 2010 commonwealth games , in the 10 metre synchro diving -lrb- with max brick -rrb- and the 10 m individual platform competition , and won the bronze medal for great britain in the individual competition at the 2012 summer olympic games .
after his success at the 2012 olympic games and a summer of great sporting interest amongst the public in the uk , 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 .
