Heartwarming Video Shows Father Consoling British Olympic Diver Who Missed out on a Medal in Paris 2024

A heartwarming video from this year's Paris Olympics left many viewers in tears after it captured a moment between an Olympic diver and her father.

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 19, represented Great Britain in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The diver won a bronze medal for women's synchronized 10-meter platform last week but missed out on another medal for the individual 10-meter platform on Aug. 6.

Spendolini-Sirieix was visibly tearful in an interview with BBC Sport following her loss. She later admitted that she "didn't even want to be alive" after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

"Three years ago, I didn't even want to be alive so today I'm just happy I'm alive, I'm breathing and I've got my family to support me," the diver said in the interview. "So I woke up this morning, and like, the first thought that I had was: 'I'm happy that I woke up,' and that's just how it's been for a long time. I'm just grateful to be alive and to have this experience and to be here with my family.

Following her confession, Spendolini-Sirieix's father Fred, best known for starring on British TV shows like First Dates and Gino and Fred's Road Trip, gave her a big hug.

"It's a sport. Some days you win, some days you lose. And yesterday, you did brilliant," Fred said. "Kevin, you know? He said to me 'Let Andrea know that the whole country is proud of her. My daughter now wants to try diving because of her. She's a superhero.'"

Spendolini-Sirieix's Olympic Career

Spendolini-Sirieix joined Team Great Britain's roster in the Tokyo Olympics after having qualified at the age of 16. At the time, she was the youngest diver on Britain's team. She finished seventh in the final of the 10-meter platform in the 2020 Olympics. Afterward, she said her relationship with diving faltered and she considered quitting.

Following her Olympic stint, Spendolini-Sirieix changed coaches in hopes of recovering her relationship with diving.

"I made the decision to change coach because it was either I changed my scenery or I quit completely. I thought about quitting. I spoke so much about hating the sport. But I couldn't get myself to actually quit. So I started to rebuild my relationship with diving," she said, reflecting on the period after returning from Tokyo.

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