Leon Taylor
- January 5, 2024
- Diver
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Leon Taylor |
| Occupation | Diver |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 2, 1977(1977-11-02) |
| Age | 47 |
| Birthplace | Cheltenham |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Pennsylvania |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Leon Taylor Biography
| Name | Leon Taylor |
| Birthday | Nov 2 |
| Birth Year | 1977 |
| Place Of Birth | Cheltenham |
| Home Town | Pennsylvania |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Leon Taylor is one of the most popular and richest Diver who was born on November 2, 1977 in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, United States. Diver who was awarded the gold medal in 2004’s Olympics in the synchronized 10 meter event.
Following his diving career , he was appointed a judge on reality show Splash in which he supervised famous personalities like Following his diving career he became a judge on the reality diving show Splash, where he judged celebrities such as Joey Essex..
Taylor was born and educated in Cheltenham where he attended Bournside School. He was hyperactive as a child and his parents were advised to channel his energies and enthusiasm into sport. He was a swimmer and gymnast from the age of two and took up competitive diving when he was eight. By the age of 11 he was a national champion. He trained at Cheltenham Leisure Centre under Dave Turner and then Ian Barr until 1996.
In 1998 Leon invented the 5255b; a back 2.5 somersaults, 2.5 twists which at the time was the World’s most difficult dive with a tariff of 3.8. Following a rule change in 2009, the dive now carries a tariff of 3.6.
His birthplace was Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
Leon Taylor Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Diver |
| House | Living in own house. |
Leon Taylor is one of the richest Diver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Leon Taylor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started swimming at the age of two and began competition diving at age eight.
In 2005, he took home an Olympic silver medal in the World Championships.
Leon Taylor (born 2 November 1977) is a British former competitive diver. During his diving career he won medals at all major international events including a silver at the Athens Olympics. Following his retirement from competition, Taylor transitioned to a portfolio of projects. He now speaks about mental wellness, supports the SportsAid charity, teaches yoga and mental wellness, works for an executive performance business and commentates for the BBC.
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In 2010 Taylor published a book on the subject of mentoring: MENTOR – The most important role you were never trained for. This work built on his experience of mentoring many athletes, most notably Olympic medalist Tom Daley.
Facts & Trivia
Leon Ranked on the list of most popular Diver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Leon Taylor celebrates birthday on November 2 of every year.
In 2016 Taylor was part of the BBC commentary team for the diving events at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Who is the BBC commentator for diving at Commonwealth Games?
Who is Tonia Couch? Couch was born in Plymouth on May 1989 and took up diving when she was just 10 years old. Her big break in the sport came in 2009 when she was 20, competing at the 2009 World Championships and then the Commonwealth Games a year later.
Who is commentator for Olympic diving?
Potter continues to provide color commentary for its Olympic diving coverage and served as an analyst for its coverage of diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics and diving at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Who commentates diving UK?
A role that saw him help TeamGB athletes prepare for Rio 2016 – their most successful to date. Olympic fans will recognise Leon’s voice as the BBC’s “voice of diving”.
Who is the BBC diving pundit?
Plymouth diver Tonia Couch has been one of the pundits Commonwealth Games diving coverage and seems to be a big hit. Appearing as pundit on BBC One tonight (Thursday, August 4), Tonia took her place alongside Clare Balding. Fans have taken to Twitter to compliment the former sportswoman on her skills.
What happened to Leon Taylor?
Leon Taylor (born 2 November 1977) is a former British competitive diver. During his diving career he won medals at all major international events including a silver at the Athens Olympics. Following his retirement from competition, Taylor transitioned to a portfolio of projects.