What was Daley Thompsons best event?
the decathlon
Daley Thompson, byname of Francis Morgan Thompson, (born July 30, 1958, London, England), 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.
Why is Daley Thompson famous?
Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, CBE (born 30 July 1958), 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.
What did Daley Thompson say about the Irish?
The BBC has apologised after former Olympian Daley Thompson commented that a tattooist who misspelled the word Olympics must have been Irish.
Does Daley Thompson coach?
He has never become Sir Daley Thompson. Thompson has only coached two athletes – Erki Nool, the Olympic decathlon champion in 2000 and Tamsyn Lewis, who won gold in the world indoor 800m in 2008. Nool is Estonian; Lewis is Australian. Thompson shrugs when asked why he never coached in Britain.
How many gold medals did Daley Thompson win?
Daley Thompson. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times. With four world records, two Olympic gold medals, three Commonwealth titles, and wins in the World and European Championships, Thompson is considered by many to be one of the greatest decathletes of all time.
Where did Daley Thompson go to college at?
Thompson went to college, studying physics, biology, and geography at Crawley College of Technology, not because he was particularly interested in studying, but because he knew that going to college would give him time and space to train. In 1976, Thompson participated in his first Olympics at Montreal, and came in eighteenth, at age 18.
Where did Daley Thompson get his name from?
When Thompson was eleven or twelve, his father was shot dead in Streatham by the husband of a woman whom the father and a friend had dropped off. Thompson’s forename is a contraction of Ayodelé, a Yoruba word meaning “joy comes home”.
When did Daley Thompson break the world record?
Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, CBE (born 30 July 1958 ), 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.