Daley Thompson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daley Thompson
Occupation	Decathlete
Date Of Birth	Jul 30, 1958(1958-07-30)
Age	66
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Daley Thompson Biography

Daley Thompson is one of the most popular and richest Decathlete who was born on July 30, 1958 in England, United Kingdom. British decathlete from Britain who won the two Olympic silver medals the year 1980 in Moscow and 1984 Los Angeles and set four world records.

He was well-known for his wit and humour. He was once seen at the press conference in an t-shirt that read “Is the world’s 2nd greatest athlete gay? “, an ode of He was known for his irreverence and once showed up to a press conference wearing a T-shirt that read, “Is the world’s 2nd greatest athlete gay?”, a reference to Carl Lewis..

Initially, he was a member of Haywards Heath Harriers, but when he returned to London in 1975 he joined the Newham and Essex Beagles Athletics club, training as a sprinter. He began to be coached by Bob Mortimer, who suggested he try for decathlon. He competed in his first decathlon later that year in Cwmbran, Wales, which he won along with his next competition. In 1976, he won the AAA title and was 18th at the Montréal Olympic Games. The following year, he won the European Junior title and in 1978 came the first of his three Commonwealth titles. In 1979, he failed to finish in his only decathlon of that year, but won the long jump at the UK Championships.

Thompson was also well known for his appearances in commercials for the drink Lucozade in the 1980s. Thompson’s name was used for three officially licensed home computer games by Ocean Software in the 1980s: Daley Thompson’s Decathlon, Daley Thompson’s Supertest and Daley Thompson’s Olympic Challenge. He is also a brand ambassador for a travel agency network “Not Just Travel”.

He had three children by the first woman he married, Trish.

Daley Thompson Net Worth

Daley Thompson is one of the richest Decathlete from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daley Thompson 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 12 the man lost his father in an incident that caused him to die.

He’s been called the greatest decathlete ever and also the most renowned English athlete of all time.

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

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He spent much of the summer of 1984 in California preparing for the defence of his Olympic title, with Jürgen Hingsen, the West German who had succeeded Thompson as the world record holder, expected to be a major threat. Thompson took the lead in the first event and was never headed throughout the competition, although it seemed that, by easing off in the 1,500 metres he had missed tying the world record by just one point. When the photo-finish pictures were examined, however, it was found that Thompson should have been credited with one more point in the 110 metres hurdles so he had in fact, equalled Hingsen’s record. Then when the new scoring tables were introduced, Thompson became the sole record holder once more with a recalculated score of 8,847 points – a world record that stood until 1992, when it was surpassed by the American athlete Dan O’Brien with a score of 8,891. His two victories in the Olympic decathlon are a feat shared only with the Americans Bob Mathias and Ashton Eaton. Thompson’s 1984 performance is still the UK record.

Facts & Trivia

Daley Ranked on the list of most popular Decathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Daley Thompson celebrates birthday on July 30 of every year.

Thompson was forced to retire from athletics in 1992, due to a persistent hamstring injury. In the 1990s he played professional football for Mansfield Town and Stevenage F.C. and Non-League football for Ilkeston F.C. He also worked as fitness coach for Wimbledon F.C. and Luton Town football clubs. He also took part in motorsport, entering the Ford Credit Fiesta Challenge Championship in 1994.

Does Daley Thompson still hold a world record?

Personal information
Personal best(s)| Decathlon 8,847 points

How rich is Daley Thompson?

Net Worth:$4 Million
Profession:| Athlete
Nationality:| United Kingdom

What did Daley Thompson do?

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.

Is Elliot Thompson related to Daley Thompson?

Elliot Thompson (born 10 August 1992) is the 2022 British champion of decathlon. He is the son of two time Olympic champion decathlete Daley Thompson.

Who is the greatest decathlon player of all time?

The official decathlon world record holder is Kevin Mayer of France, with a score of 9,126 points set during the 2018 Décastar in Talence, France, which was ratified by World Athletics.