LONDON —
Five-time Olympic medalist Tom Daley announced his retirement from diving on Monday.
Daley told British Vogue magazine that she had decided to end her career.
The 30-year-old British diver competed in five Games, making his debut at Beijing 2008 and winning gold and bronze in Tokyo, silver in Paris and bronzes at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
Daley, who claimed his fifth Olympic medal in the 10m synchronised event in Paris last month, said in the interview: “It feels very, very surreal. I felt incredibly nervous, knowing it was my last Olympic Games.”
“There was a lot of pressure and expectations. But when I walked out and saw my husband (Lance), my kids (Robbie and Phoenix) and my friends and family in the audience, I thought, you know what? This is exactly why I did this. It was emotional at the end, up there on the platform, knowing that it was going to be my last competitive jump. But I have to make the decision at some point, and I feel like it’s the right time. It’s the right time to call it a day.”
Daley’s gold came in the 10m synchronised event in Tokyo in 2021 alongside Matty Lee. He returned to defend his title in Paris after his son Robbie convinced him to return to the sport.
Daley won silver in the French capital alongside Noah Williams. China took gold.
