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- Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, CBE (born 30 July 1958), better known as Daley Thompson, is an English 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.
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Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, CBE (born 30 July 1958 [2]), better known as Daley Thompson, is an English 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.
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. The son of a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother, Thompson made his debut in the decathlon at age 16, winning a competition in Cwmbrân ...
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Today, he is an ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games and teaching children how to play football in war-torn Moldova. So why is Daley Thompson still so hard to love?
Daley Thompson is a former English decathlon athlete who is considered to be the greatest decathlete of all time. A four times world record holder, Thompson won two Olympic gold medals, three Commonwealth titles, two European Championship titles, and a gold medal in World Championship.
Daley Thompson becomes the undisputed king of the decathlon at Moscow 1980. The favourite going into the Moscow Games, the British decathlete delivered a series of top-level performances 39 years ago, on 26 and 27 July 1980, to win his first Olympic title.
Spectator interest in multi-eventing has waxed and waned over the years. At Rome 1960, New York Herald Tribune reporter Red Smith turned the legend inside out to label it ‘the world’s dullest competition’ and a ‘blaze of mediocrity.’.
Daley Thompson won his first Olympic gold at the 1980 Moscow Games. Four years later, he returned to defend his title in Los Angeles. In his way stood his great rival, Jürgen Hingsen of West Germany.
