After Flop, Olympic Diver Tom Daley Outs Hateful Troll on Twitter

After a disappointing medal-less performance in the men's synchronized diving championships at the Olympics, popular British diver Tom Daley used Twitter to out a troll who sent a hateful message referencing his late father.

The 18-year-old Daley is one of Britain's most popular Olympic athletes, attracting a large fan base for his youth, skill and pop idol image. On Twitter, he has more than 580,000 followers. British supporters had high hopes for him and and partner Pete Waterfield to win gold in Monday's 10-meter synchronized diving contest, but they finished fourth after flubbing their final dive.

After the event, Twitter user @Rileyy_69 sent Daley a public message reading, "…
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