Together with Noah Williams, Tom Daley won his fifth Olympic medal.
In synchronized swimming from ten meters, the British duo had a chance for gold. There was a duel against Lian Junjie and Yang Hao.
But the Chinese eventually won the gold by a margin of 27 points.
Tom Daley is an Olympic veteran, this is his fifth Olympic Games. The debut came as a 14-year-old and at the last Olympics he won a long-awaited gold, then together with Matty Lee.
But after the gold in Tokyo, he ended his career.
“That my dad”
Two years later he resumed his career and bet against Paris. Daley has previously said that his children were behind the decision.
In the stands in Paris, there were also the 30-year-old’s husband Dustin Lance Black and two children as support. The family waved the British flag and wore specially made shirts.
”That’s my dad”, it was written on the children’s backs.
Dustin Lance Black was in tears
– It means so much that they were here, says Daley.
Broke down during the TV interview
Monday’s final in Paris was emotional in other ways as well.
When the duo were interviewed by the BBC, Daley’s teammate Noah Williams was asked about coach Dave Jenkins, who passed away after the Tokyo Olympics.
– I don’t want to talk too much, I will cry. But I’m happy, said a sobbing Williams before being comforted by Tom Daley.
Williams broke down when he started talking about the tattoo he got in honor of Jenkins.
– He would have been quite proud today…
Williams wipes away the tears and turns to Tom Daley.
– If you want to talk, do it!
The big tribute to the dead coach
Tom Daley, who lost his father when he was 17, took over the interview.
– I have never seen Noah cry in my entire life. I know what this has meant to him and how important Dave has been in Noah’s diving career. But I know both Dave and my dad would have been very proud of our performance today, he says.
At the press conference, Noah Williams puts Dave Jenkins’ importance into words.
– Dave was probably the kindest person I’ve ever met. He helped me to my first Olympics, I had competed in two international competitions before. Without him, I honestly wouldn’t be here. It’s been a few years and I’ve had a few coaches since then, but he taught me that diving wasn’t the most important thing in the world and took the pressure off. As a teenager, it helped me a lot, says the silver medalist.
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