Peter Waterfield

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Peter Waterfield
Personal information
Full namePeter Graham Waterfield
Born (1981-03-12) 12 March 1981 (age 40)
Waltham Forest, London, England, United Kingdom
Home townSouthampton, England, United Kingdom
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain  England
Event(s)10 m, 10 m synchro
ClubSouthampton Diving Club
PartnerTom Daley
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
Commonwealth Games 1 1 0
Total 1 2 0
Men's Diving
Olympic Games
Representing  Great Britain
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 10 m Synchronised
Commonwealth Games
Representing  England
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester 10 m Platform
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 10 m Platform

Peter Graham Waterfield (born 12 March 1981) is a British diver and Olympic silver medalist.[1]

Diving career[]

Waterfield's specialism is the 10-metre platform event, both as solo competitor and in the synchronised event with his former partner Leon Taylor. Despite their noticeable height difference (Peter is only 5 ft 6 in or 1.68 m, Leon is almost 5 ft 11 in or 1.80 m) in a discipline normally requiring as much uniformity as possible, they turned in strong synchronised performances. Waterfield and Taylor came in fourth at the men's synchronised 10-metre platform in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In the diving events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, they won the silver medal in the men's synchronised 10-metre platform - Britain's first Olympic diving medal since Brian Phelps in 1960.

In the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, Waterfield's best solo showing to date came when he won the 10-metre gold medal. In the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won a silver medal.

For the 2011 season, Waterfield was paired in the synchronised competitions with teenager Tom Daley; Daley had finished 7th in the individual competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was also a British and European champion. During the 2012 London Olympics, Waterfield and Daley achieved an agonising 4th-placed finish in the 10 m synchro diving competition after dropping their 4th dive.

Personal life[]

Born in London, he lives in Southampton with his wife Tania and their two sons, Lewis (born 2001) and Marshall (born 2008). Waterfield is a member of the diving club and is coached by Lindsey Fraser. In January 2013, it was announced that Waterfield, who had been losing hair since his early 20s, had undergone a hair transplantation operation in order to look "more appealing to TV companies and big brands seeking sponsors."[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Peter Waterfield". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ http://www.crownclinic.co.uk/exclusive-story/olympic-diver-peter-waterfield-hair-transplant
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