Tom Daley's Fans Rush To Congratulate Him On Bronze Win In Latest Olympic Diving Event

He also set a Team GB record, becoming the first British diver to win four Olympic medals.
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Tom Daleyโ€™s fans rushed to congratulate him after he picked up a bronze medal in the menโ€™s 10 metre platform event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Saturday.

Despite a near-faultless display in the final, Tom missed out on the individual gold he has long hoped for in the event.

However, he set a Team GB record as he has become the first British diver to win four Olympic medals.

Bronze medalist Tom Daley of Team Great Britain poses after the medal ceremony for the Men's 10m Platform
Bronze medalist Tom Daley of Team Great Britain poses after the medal ceremony for the Men's 10m Platform
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Tom previously finished third in the 10m platform in London 2012 and synchronised 10m platform in Rio in 2016, and picked up gold alongside diving partner Matty Lee in the menโ€™s synchronised 10-metre event last week.

๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰@TomDaley1994, the first British diver to win four Olympic medals.#TeamGB pic.twitter.com/gNNQGs762i

โ€” Team GB (@TeamGB) August 7, 2021

While Tom rallied in his last two dives in Saturdayโ€™s final, an overall score of 548.25 left him in third-place, with Cao Yuan (582.35) took the gold medal, with Chinese compatriot Yang Jian (580.4) collecting silver.

He was flooded with messages from fans on Twitter, as โ€˜Congratulations Tomโ€™ began trending on the social media site.

Congratulations Tom๐ŸŽ‰ To achieve near perfection in around 1.7 seconds is phenomenal ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿปpic.twitter.com/j4HqLpwITF

โ€” ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐Ÿ’™ (@linzirob) August 7, 2021

Watching @TomDaley1994 win another brilliant medal before Iโ€™ve even had breakfast is the perfect start to the weekend.

Congratulations Tom! #Olympics #TeamGB #Bronze

โ€” Siobhan Benita (@SiobhanBenita) August 7, 2021

Congratulations Tom Daley. What an #olympic games!
GOLD - BRONZE - CARDIGAN
Surely, a hat trick never to be repeated! pic.twitter.com/rCtnSbrAZo

โ€” Ben Royston (@bbroyston) August 7, 2021

Oh Tom, so incredibly proud of you..congratulations #TomDaley #TeamGB #Olympics pic.twitter.com/yJmbVbG8Gv

โ€” little rock (@Harlyn_daze) August 7, 2021

Tom Daley is now a double medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and I am so damn proud of him ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ That was one hell of a performance ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

โ€” Andreea ๐Ÿงฃ (@findmeinavonlea) August 7, 2021

so proud of @TomDaley1994 ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

โ€” samโ™ก (@kiwikhalid_) August 7, 2021

Tom Daley - what an amazing guy! True to himself and such an inspirational athlete. Proud he is #TeamGB ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿณ๏ธ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿงถ#TomDaley

โ€” Annette Doyle (@annette_d21) August 7, 2021

Tomโ€™s husband Dustin Lance Black shared his pride at his win, tweeting: "Are you kidding me?! Another Olympic medal! Two for two! So so so proud of you my love! Now bring those medals home my sweet champion."

Are you kidding me?! Another Olympic medal! Two for two! So so so proud of you my love! Now bring those medals home my sweet champion. ๐Ÿงถ pic.twitter.com/QMCvlQo0uD

โ€” Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) August 7, 2021

Following his bronze win, Tom told the BBC: โ€œIโ€™m so happy. Back in May I didnโ€™t know if I would make it to the Games. If someone had told me then Iโ€™d win a gold and a bronze I would probably have laughed in their face.

โ€œIโ€™m extremely happy with a gold and a bronze and Iโ€™m so overwhelmed with all the love and support back home.

โ€œIt was close all the way through (the final) with the Chinese pair but they pulled away from me in the fourth round.โ€

What next for Tom Daley after two medals at Tokyo 2020?

๐Ÿน๐Ÿน "A couple of margaritas!" #Olympics live on @BBCOne, @BBCiPlayer and the BBC Sport app: https://t.co/bL0jq41YFL#bbcolympics #tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/FYsRL0mKBf

โ€” BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 7, 2021

The 27-year-old is keeping an open mind about his future after his successful Games in Tokyo.

โ€œIโ€™m going to take a break now but Iโ€™m feeling better, I feel like Iโ€™m a different athlete, so weโ€™ll see,โ€ he added.

The Games have also seen Tom become nearly as famous for knitting as his diving, after he was seen with his needles and yarn while watching events in the crowd.

Earlier this week, Tom modelled a commemorative Olympic cardigan heโ€™d made while participating at Tokyo 2020.

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