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     Daley: Olympic Superstar, review: gifted, flawed, ignored – Thompson finally gets his dues

     By his second Olympic decathlon gold in 1984, Daley Thompson was everywhere: struttingly charismatic, swaggeringly handsome and, crucially for a generation of joystick-waggling kids, the face ...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Daley_ThompsonDaley Thompson - Wikipedia

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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.

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4. www.the-sun.com › sport › 11940846Who is Daley Thompson and how many records does he hold?

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   5 hours ago · Who is Daley Thompson? The 65-year-old was born Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, but is better known as Daley. The superstar overcame the brutal murder of his father - shot dead when he was 12 - to become arguably our greatest athlete of all time. Thompson was born in Notting Hill, the second son of a British Nigerian father, Frank Thompson.

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   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.

6. www.mirror.co.uk › news › uk-newsDaley Thompson tells of horror moment he found out his dad ...

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   1 day ago · Daley Thompson was 12 years old when his father was shot dead in the street and now, 53 years on, the Olympics legend has visited the scene for the first time.. Ahead of the start of the Paris ...

7. www.telegraph.co.uk › tv › 2024/07/16Daley: Olympic Superstar, review: gifted, flawed, ignored ...

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   23 hours ago · Daley Thompson won consecutive Olympic decathlon golds, but remains curiously underrated in Britain Credit: Steve Powell. Thompson’s precocious talent saw him rushed into the British team and by ...

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   23 hours ago · Daley Thompson was widely criticised for wearing a T-shirt joking about his opponent's sexuality. Photo: Monte Fresco/Getty Images At 26, says Thompson, he didn’t realise how offensive it was.

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   Who is Daley Thompson?

   • 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.

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   Is Daley Thompson the greatest British athlete ever?

   • Daley Thompson is, without question, the greatest British athlete there has ever been — and in the hardest Olympic category of all, the decathlon. His record is breathtaking: two Olympic gold medals (in 1980 and 1984), four world records, three Commonwealth titles, and wins in the World and European Championships. He was unbeaten for nine years.

   Daley: Olympic Superstar review: Thompson, Britain’s greatest athlete, h…

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   What did Daley Thompson do for a living?

   • Later he became a motivational speaker and personal fitness coach as well as being an ambassador for the London Olympic bid. Apart from his four world records and numerous victories in major championships, Daley Thompson set three world junior records and bettered the UK and Commonwealth record no less than ten times.

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   How did Daley Thompson get his name?

   • Daley Thompson was born Francis Ayodele Thompson in London, the son of a Nigerian cab driver and a Scottish mother. His father gave him the African name Ayodele, but this was later shortened to Dele, and then to Daley, the name the world would come to know him by. Even in childhood, he wanted to win.

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10. www.olympedia.org › athletes › 69530Olympedia – Daley Thompson

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    Daley Thompson is a former decathlete who won two Olympic gold medals, four world records, and three Commonwealth titles. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes of all time and also competed in the 4x100 relay at the 1984 Olympics.