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Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, CBE (born 30 July 1958), better known as Daley Thompson, is a British former decathlete. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times. He was unbeaten in competition for nine years.
Learn about Daley Thompson, the British athlete who dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade and won two Olympic gold medals. Find out how he beat his rival Jürgen Hingsen, how he shared the world record and how he became a showman and a legend.
Daley Thompson (born July 30, 1958, London, England) is a British decathlete who became only the second competitor in history to win the decathlon at two Olympic Games, capturing gold medals in 1980 and 1984.
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Apr 4, 2024 · One of sport’s most compelling characters and arguably Britain’s greatest ever track and field athlete will star in a television documentary this summer.
Daley Thompson. 28,289 likes · 122 talking about this. Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European titles in Decathlon.
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The late trainer and journalist Cliff Temple, who committed suicide in 1994 following unfounded allegations of paedophilia, knew Daley Thompson well. Temple likened him to the legendary Jesse...
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Daley Thompson. Most of us have to go out and find sport for it to become a powerful force in our lives. But in Daley Thompson’s case, sport found him. For many decathlon is one of the guiding stars of the Olympic Games.
