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29 Jul, 10 tweets, 2 min read
🏅Almost his entire life, Tom Daley has grown up in the public eye.

🥽Many still picture him as a cherubic 12-year-old in train-track braces

🔴But when it came to his defining performance at the Tokyo Olympics, there was only serene silence

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❓Which Olympic Games did Tom Daley first compete in?
ANSWER: Beijing 2008
❓How old was Daley when he took part in his first Olympics?
ANSWER: 14
How many Olympic Games has Daley won a medal in?
ANSWER: 3
❓Which ITV reality TV show did Tom Daley feature in?
ANSWER: Splash!
🥽🏅Read more on the remarkable Tom Daley story here 👇

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