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British diver
Peter Waterfield
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Full name
| Peter Graham Waterfield
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Born
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1981-03-12
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12 March 1981
(age 43)
Waltham Forest
, London, England, United Kingdom
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Home town
| Southampton
, England, United Kingdom
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Height
| 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
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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
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Club
| Southampton Diving Club
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Partner
| Tom Daley
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Peter Graham Waterfield
(born 12 March 1981) is a British former
diver
and Olympic silver medalist.
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Diving career
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Waterfield's specialist event during his career was 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 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.
Waterfield announced his retirement from diving in July of 2013, at the age of 32, following a decision to cut his funding by UK Sport.
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Personal life
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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 was coached during his diving career 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."
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