Tony Ally

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Tony Ally Personal information Full name: Antonio Ally Nickname(s): Tony Nationality:  England Date of birth: August 17, 1973 (1973-08-17) (age 34) Place of birth: Sheffield, England

Medal record Men's diving Competitor for  England Commonwealth Games Bronze 1998 Kuala Lumpur 3 metre springboard Silver 2002 Manchester 3 metre springboard Silver 2006 Melbourne synchronized 3 metre springboard European Championships in Aquatics Competitor for  United Kingdom Gold 1999 European Championships 3 metre springboard

Antonio "Tony" Ally (born 17 August 1973, Sheffield, England) is a British diver.

He is ranked number one at one meter and three meter events.^{[citation needed]}

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. ^[1]

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.^[2]

He went on to be the flag bearer for the English contingent at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where he won a silver medal in the synchronized 3 metre springboard. ^[3]

His club is the City of Sheffield.

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