You've done us proud: Leeds reacts to diving duo's golden night

OLYMPIC gold winning pair Jack Laugher and Chris Mears - members of City of Leeds Diving Club - have inspired the city this morning, with readers taking to social media to post their congratulations.

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Great Britain's Olympic diving history-makers Jack Laugher and Chris Mears. Image: David Davies/PA Wire.Great Britain's Olympic diving history-makers Jack Laugher and Chris Mears. Image: David Davies/PA Wire.
Great Britain's Olympic diving history-makers Jack Laugher and Chris Mears. Image: David Davies/PA Wire.

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Lorraine Bentley: “BRILLIANT - well done from a Leeds couple :)”

Debasish Pal: “What a performance last night!”

Darren Fletcher: “The best in the world boys! And they are trained at Leeds by the best with the BEST! The city of Leeds is going to light up the CIVIC HALL IN GOLD in honour of Jack and Chris now thats world class.”

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Sandra Carter: “Well done, congratulations. Leeds Leeds done us proud lads thank you both.”

Robert Stuart Hill: “Made in Yorkshire.”

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Denise Mills: “So very well done boys, GOC strikes again.”

Judy Gees: “Well done boys.”

Cynthia Price: “Brilliant lads! Well done. Proud to be from Yorkshire!”

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Denise Rooney: “Brilliant lads, my Grandaughter lives in Leeds. She is soo very chuffed for you both. x”

Beverley Harrison: “Fantastic lads, from Bev in Australia xxxxxx Yorkshire girl x”

Debbis Long: “Brilliant, watched in awe, nothing short of brilliance, well bloomin done lads! Your hard work is appreciated xx”

Chloe Tomlinson: “So proud to be British, absolutely amazing diving! All your hard work has paid off boys, well done x”

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Christina Stockwell: “Well done lads an amazing performance, I was on the edge of my chair xx”

Jrsalem Beyazolu: “Congratulations jack& Chris. I love Yorkshire !!!!!”

Jo Ager: “Congratulations jack& Chris proud to b Yorkshire !!!!!”

Christine Liversidge: “Congratulations Chris & Jack ! ! Fantastic”

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Gillian Crosswell: “Well done lads so proud to be from Yorkshire xxx”

Jackie Fisher: “Well done lads bring them home to Leeds”

Ranjit Virdee: “team GBwell done lads!”

Margaret Farr: “Just utterly fab .well done lads you did us proud”

Helen Louise Miliopoulos: “Massive respect and congratulations to you both”

Vivienne Morris: “Congratulations!! Xx”

Denise Nichols: “Ey up lads...Bravo x”

Val Ryan: “Well done very proud of you boys all the hard work and training paid off”

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Oliver McClellan: “Massive well done boys!!! SO PROUD!!!!! #YorkshireAndProud”

Linda Jowitt: “Absolutely brilliant! ! ! so proud MOT”

Sheila Preston: “Well done boys”

Eileen Johnson: “Congratulations -amazing in every sense x”

Heather Graham: “Well done guys.yorkshire is proud of you.”

Julie Mcglone: “Well done boys, so proud of you.”

Lynn Moore: “Well done”

Vanessa Graham: “Well done boys.”

Pauline Cannon: “Well done lads xx”

Andy Halstead: “Fantastic”

Claire Louise Balicki: “So cool! Well done x”

Pat Byrne: “Well done boys”

Dessy Cox: “Get in there lads well done see ya”

Jackie Hartley: “Amazing well done x”

Phillip Peter Rothery: “Awesome!!”

Glynnis Roo: “It was a fantastic performance”

Diane Taylor: “Well done lads”

Karen Parkinson: “Well done, tight finish, great final dive”

Paul Mills: “Absolute b rill”

Vicky Hodge: “Fabulous, congratulations xx”

Carol Lally: “Well done lads”

Pauline Jackson: “Well done lads”

June Whitehead: “Well done boys. Proud of you!”

Steve Brown: “Fantastic”

Tracy Hudson: “Fabulous guys xcx”

Debbi Smith: “Well done lads”