Olympic diving champion Matty Lee announces retirement aged 26
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Olympic diving champion Matty Lee announces retirement aged 26

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Olympic diver Matty Lee, who won a memorable gold medal alongside Tom Daley at Tokyo 2020, has retired from the sport at the age of 26. He confirmed his retirement from diving in a post on Instagram and said of his gold medal alongside Daley: “What a journey, what a moment we shared. “After 20 years in the sport, it’s time for me to step away from diving,” Lee said. “Then came injuries, surgeries, and the realization that I don’t want to be a broken man moving forward.” Alongside a series of photos from his diving career, which also included medals at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships, Lee added: “What's next?

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Tom Daley's Olympic champion partner quits diving to save himself from being a 'broken man', after turning to OnlyFans to top up his earnings
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Tom Daley's Olympic champion partner quits diving to save himself from being a 'broken man', after turning to OnlyFans to top up his earnings

Daily Mail  

Former British Olympic champion Matty Lee, who partnered Tom Daley, has retired from diving. His high watermark came in his sole Olympics appearance in Tokyo in 2021 when the Leeds-born star and Daley earned gold in the men's synchronised 10m platform event. Former British Olympic champion Matty Lee, who partnered Tom Daley, has retired from diving Lee and Daley won …

Tom Daley confirms retirement from diving after Paris 2024: ‘It’s the right time’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tom Daley confirms retirement from diving after Paris 2024: ‘It’s the right time’

The Independent  

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Tom Daley RETIRES from diving at 30, after winning five medals at five Olympic Games, as he announces his new career plans
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tom Daley RETIRES from diving at 30, after winning five medals at five Olympic Games, as he announces his new career plans

Daily Mail  

Tom Daley has announced his retirement from diving after winning his fifth Olympic medal in Paris. Team GB star Tom Daley has confirmed his retirement from diving in an emotional statement Daley, left, and Noah Williams won silver medals in the synchronised 10m platform in Paris He became Team GB's youngest ever Olympian when he competed at the 2008 games …

Matty Lee ready to step out of Tom Daley’s shadow in defence of Olympic diving title
1 year, 8 months ago

Matty Lee ready to step out of Tom Daley’s shadow in defence of Olympic diving title

The Independent  

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Tom Daley knits away in between dives at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Tom Daley knits away in between dives at Tokyo Olympics

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Tom Daley’s way of relaxing between dives off the 10-meter tower at the Olympics keeps him in stitches. “If you stay all the way up here with your energy levels and thinking about the dives,” he said, “it ends up becoming quite draining by the end of it.” Daley’s handiwork has drawn attention online during the Tokyo Games. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Emotional Tom Daley pays tribute to late father after winning gold in synchronised 10m platform diving
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Emotional Tom Daley pays tribute to late father after winning gold in synchronised 10m platform diving

Firstpost  

Daley, 27, who revealed that he might have missed the Games after knee surgery, wiped away tears on the podium as he finally added gold to the bronzes he won at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games. Tokyo: Britain’s Tom Daley paid tribute to his late father after he and Matty Lee narrowly edged out hot favourites China to …

Tokyo 2020: Tom Daley claims gold at last to bring all parts of him together alongside teammate Matty Lee
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Tom Daley claims gold at last to bring all parts of him together alongside teammate Matty Lee

The Independent  

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Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Tom Daley and Matty Lee win men's 10m synchronised platform diving gold
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Tom Daley and Matty Lee win men's 10m synchronised platform diving gold

India Today  

Britain’s Tom Daley and Matty Lee won gold in men’s 10-meter synchronized diving, ending any chance of a sweep by China at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Monday. Daley and Lee finished with a total score of 471.81 points, edging China’s Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen by a mere 1.23. China's poor dive - a score of 73.44 points was …

Sammy Lee, diver who became first Asian American to win Olympic medal, dies at 96
8 years, 3 months ago

Sammy Lee, diver who became first Asian American to win Olympic medal, dies at 96

LA Times  

“When I won the gold medal, standing on the victory stand, I cried because I had fulfilled my dream of being an Olympic champion,” two–time Olympic diving champion Sammy Lee said in 2011. Lee, a two-time Olympic gold medal-winning diver who later mentored four-time Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, of pneumonia in Newport Beach, according …

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