Peter Waterfield facts for kids
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| Full name | Peter Graham Waterfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1981 Waltham Forest, London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain England |
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| Event(s) | 10 m, 10 m synchro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Southampton Diving Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Tom Daley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Graham Waterfield, born on March 12, 1981, is a British former diver. He is famous for winning an Olympic silver medal in diving.
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Peter Waterfield's Diving Career
Peter Waterfield was a specialist in the 10-meter platform diving event. He competed both alone and with a partner. For a long time, his partner was Leon Taylor. Even though they were different heights, they performed very well together.
Early Olympic and World Success
Waterfield and Taylor finished fourth in the synchronized 10-meter platform event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years later, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, they won a silver medal in the same event. This was a big moment for British diving. It was the first Olympic diving medal for Britain since 1960.
In 2005, Peter Waterfield won a bronze medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Montreal. He also earned two bronze medals at the LEN European Aquatics Championships. These were in 1999 in Istanbul and 2000 in Helsinki.
Commonwealth Games Achievements
Peter Waterfield also had great success at the Commonwealth Games. In 2002, he won a gold medal in the 10-meter platform event in Manchester. He followed this up with a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Partnering with Tom Daley
For the 2011 diving season, Peter Waterfield teamed up with the younger diver Tom Daley. Tom Daley was already a British and European champion. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Waterfield and Daley competed in the 10-meter synchronized diving event. They finished in fourth place, just missing out on a medal.
Retirement from Diving
Peter Waterfield announced his retirement from diving in July 2013. He was 32 years old at the time.
Peter Waterfield's Personal Life
Peter Waterfield was born in London. He now lives in Southampton with his wife, Tania. They have two sons named Lewis, born in 2001, and Marshall, born in 2008. Peter was a member of the Southampton Diving Club. His coach during his career was Lindsey Fraser.
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