British pair Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow secured an Olympic bronze medal in a hotly-contested Synchronised 10m Platform diving final.
Chinese pair Chen Aisen and Lin Yue claimed an early lead with an exceptional first dive and never looked like sacrificing their advantage as they romped to a gold medal, whilst the American pair of David Boudia and Steve Chambers produced a superb final dive to keep the British at bay.
Daley and Goodfellow ended the first round tied for third place with Mexico’s Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez and remained in the hunt for bronze after the two lower tariff dives had been completed.
Entering the fifth round the British pair were locked in a tight battle but trailed both Germany and Mexico, a superb dive worth 84.66 from the former pair Patrick Hausding and Sascha Klein seemed to have set them on course for bronze but a Daley and Goodfellow responded in style with a brilliant dive that lifted them into third with one round remaining.
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The final dive from the Germans was not their best, earning them 86.40, but a massive 95.04 for the USA meant silver was gone for Daley and Goodfellow. Needing around 84 to secure a medal they produced a dive worth 89.64 to secure the bronze in dramatic fashion.
Daley was appearing in his third Olympics. He placed eighth in the event when aged 14 in Beijing in 2008, despite a bust-up with partner Blake Aldridge.
Pete Waterfield and Daley combined to place fourth at the London 2012 Games, when the Plymouth diver won bronze in the individual 10m platform.
The individual event begins on August 19 and 22-year-old Daley is targeting gold. He will be boosted by a surprise bronze alongside Goodfellow.
Goodfellow, from Cambridge, had moved into Daley's London home for five weeks in the build-up to the Rio Games to try to solidify their partnership on and off the boards.
And the move paid off, with Daley securing his second Olympic medal and a first for Goodfellow.
