For elite competitions like the Olympics and World Championships, Tom Daley typically performs six dives in each individual platform contest.

Clarifying the question

The phrase “how many dives did Tom Daley have” can mean two main things:

  • How many dives he performs per round in major events.
  • Or a general sense of how many different dives are in his competition list.

In modern men’s 10 m platform events, divers perform six dives in a final, and Tom Daley has spoken about “my 6 Olympic dives” when explaining his competition list.

Number of dives in competition

In a standard elite 10 m platform competition (like the Olympics):

  • Men perform 6 dives in the final round.
  • Tom Daley’s competition list is built around six different high‑difficulty dives, which he has broken down and explained in detail in his “MY 6 OLYMPIC DIVES…EXPLAINED!” video.
  • His current 10 m platform list includes dives such as 307C (reverse 3½ somersaults tuck), 407C (inward 3½ somersaults tuck), and 5172B (forward 3½ somersaults with twist, pike).

So in the context of a single Olympic final, Tom Daley “has” six dives in his list, and he performs six dives in that event.

Quick FAQ style recap

  • How many dives in a men’s 10 m platform final?
    Six dives.
  • How many different dives in Tom Daley’s Olympic list?
    Six main competition dives, each with its own code and degree of difficulty.

If you meant a specific meet (for example, “how many dives did he do in the Tokyo 2020 final?”), the answer is still six dives, because that is fixed by the rules for that event.

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