Twitter asks ‘Where is Dan Goodfellow?’ as Tom Daley dominates newspaper coverage following Olympic bronze

GB divers Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow triumphed in Rio 2016, winning Olympic bronze in the men’s 10m synchronised final. Goodfellow’s mum was overjoyed – until she saw some of the morning newspaper front pages.

The front pages of The Daily Telegraph and the Mail, as well as the back page of the Daily Express, ran with pictures of Tom Daley alone, while the Times referred to Goodfellow as ‘synchronised partner’.

Tuesday's Daily Mail front page:
Greed and sexism at heart of police#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/Y0Fu6vBJXk

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) August 8, 2016

Tuesday's Telegraph front page:
Banks told to start mobile revolution#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/rZF615i0AU

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) August 8, 2016

Tuesday's Daily Express back page:
Daley leaves it late#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #diving #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/395mKATxvi

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) August 8, 2016

Goodfellow’s mum Sharon expressed her surprise at the decision, replying, “is this for real?” when seeing the photos.

@roganthomson Is this for real?

— Sharon Goodfellow (@goodfellowshar1) August 8, 2016

@suttonnick I am very surprised by this photo. Is it for real? I am Dan’s mum

— Sharon Goodfellow (@goodfellowshar1) August 8, 2016

She wasn’t the only one to call out the papers: BBC presenter Gabby Logan tweeted the Times saying, “You can do better than this,” while BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey also challenged the coverage.

Come on @thetimes you can do better than this, won't take long to change 'synchronised partner' to Dan Goodfellow. https://t.co/seGtNSBSOU

— Gabby Logan (@GabbyLogan) August 8, 2016

Dear all newspapers, his name isn't 'synchronised partner'. It's Daniel. pic.twitter.com/aMemS40AjG

— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) August 9, 2016

The Sports Editor of the Times replied to Logan, saying that it would be changed in later editions, explaining, “A bit of leeway for how close to deadline we are trying to get these Olympic papers out though!”

He also pointed out that the BBC too aren’t always squeaky clean.

Off to bed but final word. It's not just us. Dan disappears on BBC too. @GabbyLogan pic.twitter.com/VVTORFQzxw

— Alex Kay-Jelski (@AlexKayJelski) August 8, 2016

Both medal winners had their moment with Clare Balding, however.

You'll hear from @TomDaley1994 & @danngoodfellow later on BBC1. Safe to say they're delighted #BBCRio2016 pic.twitter.com/H1DO5OZDro

— Clare Balding (@clarebalding) August 8, 2016

This morning, ‘Where’s Daniel Goodfellow’ began trending on Twitter.

Where's Daniel Goodfellow worst game of Where's Wally ever! Looked for 6hrs until I found out he's not in the photo! pic.twitter.com/cVoqZqLwxD

— Phil Knoxville ???? (@philknoxville) August 9, 2016

Well, the good news is, we’ve found them! Congrats Dan and Tom.

Words can't describe how I'm feeling right now ! A dream come true , Olympic bronze medal with @TomDaley1994 :))!! pic.twitter.com/C7ago1Hrfr

— Daniel Goodfellow (@danngoodfellow) August 9, 2016

OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALISTS!! Can’t believe it! So happy and proud of you @danngoodfellow 🙂 pic.twitter.com/uc4DPL5sFG

— Tom Daley (@TomDaley1994) August 8, 2016