Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson is a British decathlete who won Olympic gold medals in 1980 and 1984 and held the world record in the decathlon.

1980 Summer Olympics: The Moscow Olympic Games, held from 19 July to 3 August 1980. Thompson won his first Olympic decathlon gold in Moscow.
Decathlon: An athletics competition combining ten track-and-field events over two days. It was the event in which Thompson became an Olympic champion and world-record holder.
Jürgen Hingsen: A West German decathlete who held the world record before Thompson reclaimed it in 1984. Hingsen was Thompson’s chief rival and the runner-up at the 1984 Olympics.
British athletics: The organized practice and history of track and field in the United Kingdom. Thompson became one of Britain’s best-known athletes through his Olympic success.
1984 Summer Olympics: The Los Angeles Olympic Games, held from 28 July to 12 August 1984. Thompson defended his Olympic decathlon title in Los Angeles.
Decathlon scoring tables: A system that converts performances in ten events into points for a combined total. Thompson’s records depended on points accumulated across the full event.
Bruce Jenner: An American decathlete who won Olympic gold at the 1976 Montreal Games. Jenner’s Olympic success preceded Thompson’s dominance of the event.
Athletics at the Summer Olympics: The track-and-field competitions held at every modern Summer Olympic Games. His two gold medals came in the Olympic athletics program.
1983 World Championships in Athletics: The inaugural World Championships in Athletics, held in Helsinki in 1983. Thompson won the decathlon at the first world championships.
100 metres: A sprint race covering 100 metres, contested on an athletics track. Sprint speed contributed points to Thompson’s decathlon total.

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