Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson (Frances Morgan Ayodele Daley Thompson) was born on 30 of July in Nottingham london in 1958. Daley Thompson holds 4 world records,2 Olympic gold medals and has 3 common wealth titles and has won the European world championships. Daley Thompson is conceded to be one of the greatest decathlete of all time. Robert Chalmers has even described him as the greatest all round athlete that this country has ever produced.

He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympics games in 1980 and 1984, and also broke the world record for the event 4 times.(A decathlon is a ten track and is held over 2 days, points are scored for each event and then an overall winner is declared.)