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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's time in the Olympic 110mH was initially recorded as 14.34, on which basis he started the final 1500m needing 4:34.8 to beat Hingsen's world record, or 4:34.9 to equal it. [3] After slowing at the end to enjoy his triumph, he finished in 4:35.0, giving a points total of 8797, one below the world record (still a new Olympic ...
Daley Thompson's Decathlon was the ninth best-selling computer game of 1985 in the United Kingdom. [5]Sinclair User gave the game a score of 8/10. [1] The game won the award for Best (Overall) Arcade Game in the Crash magazine Readers Awards 1984 [6] and was the Best Arcade-Style Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards. [7]
The men's decathlon event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 and 8 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]Daley Thompson won the gold medal by a whopping 844 points.
Daley Thompson: Los Angeles August 9, 1984 (*) Original score according to the 1962/1977 tables. (**) Score according to the 1985 tables.
The 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall athlete came second in the Olympic decathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles just behind Daley Thompson.Also in 1984, Hingsen set his personal best in the decathlon at 8832 points – then a world record, and the German record until 2023.
Daley, originally an Irish family name derived from the Gaelic Ó Dálaigh, ... Daley Thompson (born 1958), British decathlete, born Francis Morgan Thompson;
Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Clarence Callender: 4 × 100 metres relay — 39.19 [14] Kriss Akabusi Roger Black Todd Bennett Phil Brown: 4 × 400 metres relay — 3: ...