Open classification: Britain, athletes, diving

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Date of birth: 65438+1May 2, 9941height (cm/ft): 156 cm /5' 1 "

Gender: Male Weight (kg/lb): 47 kg/104 lb.

Place of birth: Plymouth, England

Place of residence: Plymouth, England

Sports: diving

Entries: Men's 10m | Men's Double 10m.

Historical achievements

Competition highlights: Note: See "Other Information" for details. Rank the results of competition venues in the competition year.

great prix competition

2 Double 10 meter platform Madrid 2008 4 17.93

3 10 meter platform 2008 Madrid 495.45

world series

1 synchronization 10 meter platform 2008 Sheffield, England, 2008. 46686.868668666666

2 10 meter platform 2008 Sheffield, UK 473+05

4 10 meter platform 2008 China Nanjing 474.55

410m platform 2007 Sheffield, UK 44 1.25

5 10 meter platform 2008 Tijuana, Mexico 430.00

5 Double 10 meter platform 2008 Tijuana, Mexico 398.52

5 Double 10 meter platform 2007 Sheffield, UK 388.89

World Cup

3 Double10m platform 2008 China Beijing 446.07

7 10 meter platform 2008 China Peking 480.40

Robert Daley's resume

1994 1994 was born in England. He began to learn swimming at the age of 3 and started to dive at the age of 6.

2005 international junior diving competition 10 meter platform champion.

In 2008 Beijing Diving World Cup, the men's doubles 10 meter platform was the third place.

2008 European Championship 10 meter platform champion.

Small, with big eyes, he will show his braces when he smiles-Robert Daley from England looks like a childish schoolboy. But this child, who is less than 14 years old, won the bronze medal in men's synchronized 10 meter platform in this year's diving world cup and the gold medal in single 10 meter platform in the European Championship, becoming the youngest diving champion in Europe. He was called one of the "three new rivals" by Zhou, and he was regarded as a "star of hope" by the British media. The British coach said that Daley was originally the secret weapon of the London Olympic Games four years later, and now he is likely to shine ahead of schedule in Beijing.

"Water Cube" became famous in World War I.

Many China journalists first met Daley at the Water Cube World Cup in February this year, and they soon left a deep impression. It's really hard not to pay attention to Daley because he is the shortest and youngest of all the players. At first, everyone just regarded him as a reserve player to experience the feeling of the big game, but his performance was surprising. On the men's synchronized 10 meter platform, he and his partner Blake won the third place in one fell swoop. The bronze medal hung around his neck, and little Daley showed an innocent smile. "It feels great, what a surprise!" Daley said excitedly, "I came here to fight for an Olympic seat." I thought it would be nice to get seven or eight places. " I didn't expect to win the bronze medal at all "

Because Daley is too young to do very difficult movements, the difficulty coefficient of him and Blake is lower than other combinations, but their movements are of high quality and well coordinated. Daley's outstanding performance also attracted the attention of the China team, and Zhou specifically mentioned him when commenting on the main opponents of the Olympic Games. "We noticed him when we played in England last year. His physical condition is good, his movements are clean and his entry into the water is good. " Zhou said: "Last year, he could only jump 305C, with a difficulty of 2.7 (two and a half back flips). This competition has been able to achieve 3.4 difficulty jump 307C (back flip for three and a half weeks), indicating that he has made great progress. "

A few days later, in the final of the single 10 meter platform, Daley won the seventh place and got the second Olympic ticket for himself.

The European Championship became the youngest champion.

Daley was just a rookie at the Water Cube World Cup, and he shocked the whole of Europe at the European Championship a month later. On the last day of the European Championship, Daley won the gold medal of 10 meter platform for Britain, thus becoming the youngest diving champion in the history of the European Championship.

It is not easy for Daley to win this gold medal. Although there is no strong China team in the European Championship, his opponents still include last year's world champion Galperin and this year's World Cup champion Klein. Like the Water Cube World Cup, Daley's movements are not difficult, but he has made amazing progress in the quality of his movements. In the 4th and 5th rounds, he scored 8 points 10, ranking first. Although there were some mistakes in the last jump, it didn't affect him to put the gold medal in his pocket. 49 1.95, less than 14, Daley became the youngest diving champion in the history of the European Championship.

Like the World Cup, Daley said after the game that the result was beyond his expectation. "This is definitely a magical experience." Daley said, "Although I made some small mistakes, I still found my state, got 10 and won the gold medal. I didn't expect this result at all I really feel incredible. Just like winning a grand prize in a theme park. "

"It feels great! I came to see the Olympic venues. I didn't expect to win the bronze medal at all! " 14-year-old British teenager Robert Daley said excitedly.

Good luck Beijing 16 FINA diving world cup entered its fourth day on February 22nd. In the men's synchronized 10 meter platform final tonight, Robert Daley and Blake aldridge, who are one round older than him, beat robert newberry/mathew helm, the bronze medalist of Athens Olympic Games, and won the bronze medal.

At the press conference after the game, the childlike Daley almost smiled from ear to ear and even made a cute face in front of the reporter's camera. "I was very nervous in the final because we only ranked ninth in the preliminaries. We needed to concentrate and go all out, and we did it. This medal will inspire me to train harder, and the 2008 Olympic Games hopes to win a gold medal in this venue. "

Although full of confidence, Daley has to face a "cruel" reality-Britain has a pair of players as strong as them. "What if the team doesn't send you to the competition?" When asked by the media, the little guy smiled and said, "It's really difficult to choose one of the two equal players. I hope my performance in the team trials can be as good as today! "

Because of the time difference, when Daley played ball, his classmates were having classes at school. Is it worth delaying study for the game? Daley said happily, "Of course it's worth it!"

On February 24th, Beijing time, the 6th FINA Diving World Cup entered the sixth competition day, and Robert Daley of Britain scored 90. 1 0 in 5253B (back flip for two and a half weeks,1week and a half) with a difficulty coefficient of 3.4.

-People in Daley's life.

Father loves deeply.

In Thomas's world, there is one person we will not be unfamiliar with, and that is his father Robert? Daley. This middle-aged British man, with his trademark big bald head, likes to wear a red T-shirt and appears in almost all occasions when Tom appears.

After Tom won the European Championship, Robert rushed to hug his children excitedly, and wrote a long article in the Daily Mail, revealing his mental journey of accompanying Tom to various competitions in recent years, including hiding the pain behind his bald head from his children to support Daley's diving. From then on, the deep fatherly love hidden behind his shining head was finally seen more clearly. When referring to Robert, coach Andy always said sincerely, "He is a great father, and he almost gave up everything for his children."

At the age of seven, when Tom was sent to the club to learn swimming, like many other children of the same age, Robert and his wife only thought learning swimming was an important thing-because Plymouth, where they lived, was "close to the sea, and the sea was a part of our life"-Robert wrote in the article. I never imagined that this simple decision pushed Tom's door to the Olympic Games 10 meter platform.

Robert's article also mentioned three other members of their family, Tom's mother Debbie, and two younger brothers William and Ben. When talking about this lovely family, coach Andy said, "Their families are very friendly, especially his parents. They respect their children very much and never force them to do anything." William and Ben have studied (swimming and diving), but they seem to be more interested in football, so now only Tom is still in the swimming pool. "

After Tom started systematic diving training, Tom's family and coach Andy became friends. "They often come to the swimming club," said coach Andy. "On weekends, they usually arrange some diving activities, such as small competitions. They will come to see him together, and then we will sit together and chat. Because of Tom, we became very good friends. "

As Tom plays more and more games, his time at home becomes less and less. When there is no competition, Tom will go to the club to practice for about two and a half hours every Monday to Friday, and he is rarely absent from weekend activities. For a child who is still in school, such a life is inevitably a bit too tense and tired. So at the suggestion of the coach, Tom will go camping or outing with his family from time to time. "But every time he can't wait to go back to diving pool." Coach Andy smiled a little helplessly.

Years of guidance

In the first year, Tom learned swimming. Growing up by the sea, he will swim in the water soon. However, he was considered the most beautiful swimmer by his father, but at the age of 8, he asked his then swimming coach Sam? Ms Gravett put forward the requirement of "having a try on that stage". Sam readily agreed, because she also noticed the longing in little Tom's eyes every time he saw the children falling from the sky in diving pool.

Recalling the first time I saw Tom, Andy couldn't help laughing: "When I first saw him, he was hiding behind the pillar and crying." It turned out that although little Tom had endless yearning for elegant and powerful diving, he didn't really stand on the platform as high as 10 meter and look down. At that time, no matter how much coach Sam persuaded and encouraged him, little Tom refused to jump. In the end, I'm afraid he was in a hurry, so there was the scene described by Andy.

"But soon, probably less than a week, he can naturally jump off the table. He is really talented. " Coach Andy speaks of his beloved disciple with unspeakable pride and love.

Tom has been learning diving with coach Andy for five years since the second year. Before Tom, there was another girl with good grades in Plymouth Club, named Sarah? Barron is also a student of coach Andy, focusing on the women's 10 meter platform. This is his online gossip girlfriend, four years older than him.

Speaking of Tom's initial training, coach Andy always emphasizes his love and hard work, not just his talent. He said: "He really didn't know anything at first, but he liked diving very much and came to the club very much. We intend to teach him step by step, but sometimes he can't wait to practice more. After all, he only has two and a half hours of practice time a day. "

Finally, at the age of 10, Tom tasted the national championship for the first time. He also swept the men's 1 m and 3m springboard and 10 platform. Since then, Tom has become a promising star in Britain.

However, at the age of 9, he also lost the medal he had won because of the fatal mistake in the last jump. At that time, Tom was just a crying boy. Although he was invincible in Plymouth, he was far ahead in that game, but this unexpected failure made him stunned at once. "He was really depressed and wouldn't say anything," Andy said. "Did I tell him about Peter later? Pan's story, even if he is depressed in the future, I will tell him this story. Slowly, he became more and more sensible, stronger and stronger, and understood what he wanted and how to adjust. You see, he seldom cries now. "

-the sadness behind it.

Coach Chen Wen walked neatly to the seat of the high coach two or three times, and from time to time, he paid close attention to every somersault of the young athletes on the three-meter springboard in front of him, and pointed out concisely in English. Coach Chen Wen's tough face is printed on the white T-shirt. Who would have guessed that he is 67 years old this year?

Only 30% is sure to win the gold medal in 2008, and Daley's goal is the London Olympic Games.

"Chen, come and report the enemy." Seeing that the afternoon training had come to an end, everyone immediately gathered around and joked with this old friend who is currently the head coach of the British diving team, especially Tom Daley, who has just turned 14 years old in the team in recent months.

"The main reason is that the competition was too fierce some time ago. Mexico, Canada, the United States, Sheffield ... especially have a great influence on the physical strength of platform athletes. The team is not here this time, and there are two players and a pair of doubles missing on the platform. The competition only gives everyone a chance, which has nothing to do with the Olympic selection. After returning to China, there will be national trials after July, but in fact, the candidates for the Olympic Games have been basically determined. " Coach Chen Wen said that Nanjing Station does not have too high requirements for athletes, and its purpose is to participate in more competitions and accumulate experience.

Coach Chen Wen, who started to cooperate with the British diving team from June, 5438 to October, 2002, gave his own opinion in the face of everyone's prediction: "I showed it in the diving World Cup, and it was sharper when I won the European Championship. But when it comes to winning the gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games, I think the possibility is only 30%. After all, he is too young. For us, the goal is to win a medal. " In addition to winning a silver medal in the men's synchronized10m platform in 2004, since winning two bronze medals in the men's10m platform and the women's 3m springboard at the 1960 Olympic Games, British diving has not tasted Olympic medals in individual events for more than 40 years.

From 65438 to 0994, coach Chen Wen, whose ancestral home is Shandong, and Wang Tongxiang, who used to be in charge of Xiong Ni, came to the Australian National Sports Institute for eight years. In the first three years, their main task was to coach the Australian national diving team. Later, Chen Wen was put in charge of the teaching of small players in Queensland, but the team didn't pay much attention to it at that time. "The results of the players are not very satisfactory, and our group has been ranked last in the national competition."

However, from 2000 to 2002, matthew mitcham, a disciple of Chen Wen, made remarkable progress and attracted the attention of some people with keen sense of smell in the world. When leading the team to Germany to participate in the competition, the British diving team threw an "olive branch" to meritorious coach Chen Wen, who revealed that the contract would last until March 2009. "I signed the contract as a head coach, taking into account the overall development of the three groups, the potential group and the development group. The early days were mainly in Sheffield. At that time, the players were older and could concentrate on training in other places. But now most players are children. According to English law, they are too young to leave home alone, as is the case with Daley. So now we are training in Plymouth, Southampton, Sheffield and Leeds. Later, after domestic coach Li Peng came to the UK, he was mainly responsible for the two points in the South. I was mainly responsible for Sheffield and Leeds. "

A story about the growth of a gifted teenager, whose father was terminally ill but kept in the dark.

Six years ago, when coach Chen Wen first arrived in Britain, the diving team planned to select a group of children under the age of/kloc-0 from the school. When the initial 2,000 people were screened to the remaining 200-300 people, the coach Chen Wen was responsible for selecting the last suitable candidate. "Daley stood out among the last dozen people. You learn everything quickly and are not afraid of water. The first time I entered the water, I felt a little splashed. In particular, he can really enjoy sports and diving. It's easy to get bored at such a young age. It's good that he can stick to it. "

Little Daley's talent and persistence left a deep impression on coach Chen Wen. Since entering the competition in the second year, Daley has successively won the 1m springboard, 3m springboard and 10m platform in the British junior diving group. After qualifying for the adult competition in 2007, he won the runner-up in the adult group of the British Championship and the BBC Young Athlete of the Year.

Since becoming famous in the European Championship, Daley, who is 14 years old, has become the target of major British media and advertisers. "Like the last time we went to Xi 'an, they all sent reporters to follow us every day. But I don't think it is necessary to hold it too high. After all, he is young and difficult to move. Although China's current platform jumpers, Zhou He and Lin Yue, are also very young, their training is much more difficult than Daley's, not to mention the divers in China are all battle-hardened. "However, coach Chen Wen also denied that Daley appeared only because of luck, and he put his hopes on the longer-term future." The child is in a particularly good mental state, with a particularly clever brain, and is also a competitive player. So looking back, it will be more competitive after improving the difficulty of action in the future. Four years later, at the London Olympic Games, he was 18 years old, which happened to be the golden age for divers. "

Faced with such dramatic differences, on the one hand, the coach is worried about whether the young man can balance the relationship between fame and fortune and the game, on the other hand, he is more worried about being like a big stone in coach Chen's heart.

"The child doesn't know about it, just know it, don't mention it in front of the child." Everyone didn't expect that every time Daley's father went abroad to accompany him in the competition, he would learn such a cruel fact. "Daley comes from a very ordinary family, and the material conditions are not very good, but his parents put all their income into the education of three children. Recently, my father was diagnosed with advanced brain cancer and his remaining life was limited. Fortunately, his illness was well controlled and his father was optimistic. The child is playing outside and he goes everywhere. "

In the previous interview, Daley's carefree smiling face remained in his mind. "My hobby, watching movies is one of them. In fact, my friends and I do everything well. " I can feel that the little guy is a very emotional person. Although he has a comfortable tone in the interview and a calm and stable psychological quality in the competition, he is just a child who needs protection when facing Where Are You Going? Perhaps, he will face the worst result one day, but please let us continue to keep this concealment until the tragedy happens.