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Daley Thompson

デイリー・トンプソン　/　でいりー・とんぷそん

Athletics competitor from United Kingdom

July 30, 1958 (age 67)　・　London, United Kingdom

athletics competitor

My Take

Daley Thompson sits, for me, among the greatest all-around athletes who ever lived. Back-to-back Olympic decathlon golds in 1980 and 1984, four world records, and nine years unbeaten is the kind of resume that almost reads like a typo. The decathlon punishes any weakness across ten brutally different events, so total dominance like his demands not just talent but relentless, unglamorous repetition. The CBE and his 1982 BBC Sports Personality award only confirm what the numbers already shout. I respect Thompson less for the medals than for the sheer breadth of mastery they represent.

Overview

Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, (born 30 July 1958) 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Daley Thompson
Name (Japanese): デイリー・トンプソン
Reading: でいりー・とんぷそん
Born: July 30, 1958 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dog
Origin: London, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1982 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/daley_thompson_cbe/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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