Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson CBE (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.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 (along with Bob Mathias and Dan O'Brien). Robert Chalmers described him as "the greatest all-round athlete this country [United Kingdom] has ever produced."
Elliot Thompson, Alex Thompson, Austin Thompson, Rachel Thompson, Aaron Thompson
Parents
Frank Thompson, Lydia Thompson
Partner
Lisa Clayton, Lisa Clayton
Awards
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
Nominations
Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year
TV Shows
Gladiators: Train 2 Win
Star Sign
Leo
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Fact
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London SW6, England [June 2008]
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He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Honours List before being awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to Athletics.
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Champion British Olympic athlete turned television pundit.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Daley's Decathlon
1982
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Commonwealth Games
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest(Three-time Commonwealth Decathlon Champion)
The One Show
2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Jamie's Dream School
2011
TV Series
Himself
Sport Relief 2010
2010
TV Special
Himself
Unsere Besten
2008
TV Series
Himself
Strictly Come Dancing
2005
TV Series
Himself
GMTV
2004
TV Series
Himself
Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Gold from Down Under
2001
TV Movie
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Under Pressure
2001
TV Mini-Series
Host
Gladiators: Train 2 Win
1995
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
The Weekend Show
1995
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
Stopwatch
1981-1982
TV Series
Himself - Presenter / Himself
Family Fortunes
1982
TV Series
Himself
A Question of Sport
1979-1980
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les grands duels du sport
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Weekend Show (1995) as Himself - Presenter
Sport Relief 2010 (2010) as Himself
Sydney 2000 Olympics: Bud Greenspan's Gold from Down Under (2001) as Himself
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