Olympic divers gay

Even fans assume certain sports are gay. That changed in , when the British Olympic diver came out as gay in a YouTube video. They posted a total score of Daley and Lee won the European and World Cup titles together earlier this year, and they add Great Britain's first-ever Olympic gold medal in the event to their list of accolades. Twelve years later, Daley gets even more candid in a new documentary, “Tom Daley: Seconds.”.

"I feel incredibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion," the year-old diver from Great Britain told his fans. Facebook Twitter Email. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes. Share your feedback to help improve our site! A year-old Brit was arrested for sending this malicious tweet following British meter synchro divers Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield finishing fourth.

Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Paris Olympic Games. Daley's journey in Tokyo is not finished yet. On Tuesday, don't miss women's gymnastics, beach volleyball and swimming. Twelve years later, Daley gets even more candid in a new documentary, “Tom. Tom Daley and Matty Lee won gold in the synchronized meter platform dive in Tokyo, and the moment held extra meaning for Daley, who is openly gay.

Of the 10, quotas available . With more than countries participating in over events across the Summer . Hide Caption. Tom Daley has secured the full set of Olympic medals, after winning silver in the diving synchro 10m platform competition at Paris His husband, Dustin Lance Black, sons Robbie and. Ledecky gets silver, two US golds in skeet, Biles back on Tuesday.

The Olympic Games are the world's only truly global, multi-sport, celebratory athletics competition. Tom Daley and Matty Lee won gold in the synchronized meter platform dive in Tokyo, and the moment held extra meaning for Daley, who is openly gay. Daley and Lee came out on top after an intense showdown with China on the meter platform. Tom Daley and his diving partner, Matty Lee, brought home a gold medal for Team Great Britain Monday on the synchronized meter platform dive, and the victory was especially meaningful for Daley in his second Olympics as an openly gay man.

In line with its slogan, ‘Games Wide Open’, Paris was the first Olympic Games in history to achieve gender parity on the field of play. As a young diver, Tom Daley never imagined he’d one day feel confident enough to share specifics of his personal life with fans. Tom Daley After Winning Gold: ‘I'm Gay and an Olympic Champion' Daley, who is married to Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and Matty Lee of Britain narrowly won the meter.

Official site of the Olympics. Access breaking sports news, watch video highlights, original sports series and relive the best Olympic moments. Show Caption. Daley became a sensation in Great Britain after he competed in his first Games, the Beijing Olympics, when he was just 14 years old.

He holds two prior bronze Olympic medals, one from the meter platform dive in and one from the synchronized 10 meter in Daley said the gold medal was particularly important to him because he wanted his son to see him compete, even if he could only watch on television. Tom Daley has secured the full set of Olympic medals, after winning silver in the diving synchro 10m platform competition at Paris His husband, Dustin Lance Black, sons Robbie and Phoenix.

Daley came out in a YouTube video in shortly after he began dating his now-husband, Dustin Lance Black. Katie Ledecky earned her first medal of the Tokyo Games, but it wasn't gold. That changed in , when the British Olympic diver came out as gay in a YouTube video. パリ夏季オリンピックの歴史に残る瞬間を追体験しよう。公式ビデオ、結果、ギャラリー、スポーツ、アスリートなどに. Tom Daley and his diving partner, Matty Lee, brought home a gold medal for Team Great Britain Monday, after narrowly winning the meter synchronized diving at the Tokyo Olympics.

Daley's gold was the first of his Olympic career. He will compete again Aug. Contact Emily Adams at eaadams gannett.