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Daley Thompson

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daley Thompson is the 2,636th most popular athlete (down from 2,385th in 2019), the 6,242nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,890th in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Daley Thompson ranks 2,636 out of 6,025. Before him are Svetlana Feofanova, Carolina Klüft, Brigita Bukovec, Louis Baillon, Lee Jun-ho, and Haldor Halderson. After him are Kati Wilhelm, David Taylor, Lucjan Lis, Ajit Pal Singh, Michael Greis, and Fritz Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Daley Thompson ranks 646. Before him are Stefano Sposetti, Mitch Albom, Brigitte Latrille-Gaudin, Tom Lanoye, Chieko Asakawa, and Regina Maršíková. After him are Anissa Jones, Alyson Reed, Bipin Rawat, Bernard Blancan, John M. Grunsfeld, and Chris Hughton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Daley Thompson ranks 6,244 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (1947), Sydney Camm (1893), Charles Ingram (1963), David Kelly (1944), Simon Wells (1961), and Eric Linklater (1899). After him are Martin Atkinson (1971), Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), Rachel Whiteread (1963), Nigel Olsson (1949), Carrie Johnson (1988), and James Cleverly (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Daley Thompson ranks 108. Before him are Shirley Cawley (1932), June Foulds (1934), Nellie Halstead (1910), Mark Richardson (1972), Jayne Torvill (1957), and Walter D'Hondt (1936). After him are Alastair McCorquodale (1925), Paula Radcliffe (1973), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), Phil Brown (1962), Peter Radford (1939), and Alan Pascoe (1947).

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