Daley fishes out gold from the diving pool

ByEurosport

Updated 03/08/2014 at 06:20 GMT

Tom Daley won gold in the Commonwealth Games men's 10m diving final to defend his title.

Tom Daley

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Daley, who won bronze in the same event at the London 2012 Olympics, produced a stunning performance to score 516.55 points and beat second-placed Malaysian Ooi Tze Liang (433.70) by a large margin.

Canadian Vincent Riendeau (429.25) was third.

The 20-year-old's triumph came after he picked up the silver medal with team mate James Denny in the synchronised 10-metre platform competition on Friday.

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"It is the worst feeling being so far in front. You just think, 'What if I do this? What if I do that?'," Daley told reporters.

"I try not to think about anybody else. It is a very individual sport. You can only think once you have finished.

"It has been a very, very long season. I am going to have a rest now. I have not had a day off in four weeks so I cannot wait for a lie-in tomorrow morning," added Daley.

Tom Daley of England competes in the men's 10m Platform final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT DIVING)

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The Englishman from Plymouth led from first dive to last as he came up with a superb back triple somersault to record an impressive score of 94.50.

His back 2.5 somersault, 2.5 twists routine led to a score of 64.80 with inward 3.5 somersault earning 81.60.

Daley then came up with 79.55 in the forward 4.5 somersault to stay in front with a fine superb back 3.5 somersault ensuring him at least fifth before his final dive on a total of 102.60.

Tom Daley of England poses after winning the men's 10m Platform final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT DIVING)

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He finished off in style to make sure the gold was heading back to England.

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