- Tony Ally
Antonio ("Tony") Piero Ally (ne "Ali", born
17 August 1973 ) is a British diver.He was born in
Luton ,England .Ally is ranked number one at one meter and three meter events. Fact|date=May 2008
In 1998 he was a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games in
Kuala Lumpur , won Gold in the European Championships for the three meter event in 1999, and won Silver at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games. [ [http://sports123.com/div/me-3s.html Sports 123: Diving: European Championships: Men: 3 m Springboard ] ]He placed 18th and 12th at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics respectively in the same event. He came 7th in the 3 metre synchronised event at the 2000 Olympics with
Mark Shipman .At the 1996 Olympics in
Atlanta he publicised the plight of British divers and the lack of funded support by publicly selling his British Olympic Team kit to help pay for a post-games party. [ [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2961-2084468,00.html "Times" article] ]He went on to be the flag bearer for the English contingent at the
2006 Commonwealth Games inMelbourne where he won a silver medal in the synchronized 3 metre springboard. [ [http://sports123.com/div/mco-s3s.html Sports 123: Diving: Commonwealth Games: Men: Synchronized 3 m Springboard ] ]His club is the City of Sheffield.
References
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/tony-ally-1.html profile]
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