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Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all competitions.

British decathlete Daley Thompson - Decathlon 2000
Great Britain

Date of birth: 30 July 1958
Place of birth: London, UK
Height: 185cm / Weight: 88kg
Decathlon: 8847 ®  Los Angeles 1984
The Decathlon Dominator
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 Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all competitions.
Personal bests
100 m 10,26 (+2.0)
 Stuttgart 1986
Long jump 8.11 (+6.2)
 Edmonton 1978
Shot put 16.10 Walnut 1984
High jump 2.14 Amarillo 1982
400 m 46,86 Götzis 1982
110 m hurdles 14,04 (-0.3)
 Stuttgart 1986
Discus throw 49.10 Stanford 1986
Pole vault 5.25 London 1986
Javelin throw 65.38 Götzis 1980
1500 m 4.20,3 Cwmbran 1976
Total points based on PB
 9315
Total 10 best decathlons 86905

 

Decathlons over 8000 points (18)
Pts Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8056 10,5 - 7.60 - 13.85 - 2.07 - 47,4 -
15,1 - 39.60 - 4.80 - 50.32 - 4.29,0		 4398 3658 1 Madrid 1977
8082 10,70 - 7.54 - 13.84 - 2.01 - 47,31 -
15,26 - 41.70 - 4.70 - 54.48 - 4.30,4		 4349 3733 1 Sittard 1977
8226 10,77 - 7.95 - 13.89 - 2.03 - 47,76 -
14,85 - 41.40 - 4.60 - 56.90 - 4.29,11		 4434 3792 2 Götzis 1978
8470
W		 10,50 - 8.11 - 14.43 - 2.07 - 47,85 -
14,92 - 41.68 - 4.80 - 56.60 - 4.25,78		 4603 3867 1 Edmonton 1978
8258 10,69 - 7.93 - 14.69 - 2.04 - 47,77 -
15,28 - 43.52 - 4.20 - 59.80 - 4.22,8		 4505 3753 2 Prague 1978
8648 10,55 - 7.72 - 14.46 - 2.11 - 48,04 -
14,37 - 42.98 - 4.90 - 65.38 - 4.25,49		 4523 4125 1 Götzis 1980 ®
8522 10,62 - 8.00 - 15.18 - 2.08 - 48,01 -
14,47 - 42.24 - 4.70 - 64.16 - 4.39,90		 4596 3926 1 Moscow 1980
8730 10,50 - 7.95 - 15.31 - 2.08 - 46,86 -
14,31 - 44.34 - 4.90 - 60.52 - 4.30,55		 4675 4055 1 Götzis 1982
8774 10,51 - 7.80 - 15.44 - 2.03 - 47,11 -
14,39 - 45.48 - 5.00 - 63.56 - 4.23,71		 4584 4190 1 Athens 1982 ®
8424 10,66 - 7.71 - 15.17 - 2.04 - 47,59 -
15,00 - 44.58 - 4.90 - 62.98 - 4.43,48		 4494 3930 1 Brisbane 1982
8529
W		 10,44 - 7.63 - 15.38 - 2.09 - 48,73 -
14,46 - 42.20 - 5.10 - 62.04 - 4.42,58		 4530 3999 1 Etobicoke 1983
8714 10,60 - 7.88 - 15.35 - 2.03 - 48,12 -
14,37 - 44.46 - 5.10 - 65.24 - 4.29,72		 4527 4187 1 Helsinki 1983
8847 10,44 - 8.01 - 15.72 - 2.03 - 46,97 -
14,33 - 46.56 - 5.00 - 65.24 - 4.35,00		 4677 4170 1 Los Angeles 1984 ®
8667 10,56 - 7.81 - 15.39 - 1.98 - 47,52 -
14,35 - 47.62 - 4.90 - 63.28 - 4.30,04		 4505 4162 1 Arles 1986
8663 10,37 - 7.70 - 15.01 - 2.08 - 47,30 -
14,22 - 43.72 - 5.10 - 60.82 - 4.39,63		 4602 4061 1 Edinburgh 1986
8811 10,26 - 7.72 - 15.73 - 2.00 - 47,02 -
14,04 - 43.38 - 5.10 - 62.78 - 4.26,16		 4617 4194 1 Stuttgart 1986
8124 10,67 - 7.52 - 15.09 - 2.01 - 48,61 -
14,87 - 45.18 - 4.80 - 54.14 - 4.48,78		 4363 3761 9 Roma 1987
8306 10,62 - 7.38 - 15.02 - 2.03 - 49,06 -
14,72 - 44.80 - 4.90 - 64.04 - 4.45,11		 4332 3974 4 Seoul 1988

 

International medals (10)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
1977 Donetsk 1977 U20 European Decathlon 7568 Gold
1978 Edmonton 1978 Commonwealth Games Decathlon 8470W Gold
1978 Prague 1978 European Decathlon 8258 Silver
1980 Moscow 1980 Olympic Games Decathlon 8522 Gold
1982 Athens 1982 European Decathlon 8774 ® Gold
1982 Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games Decathlon 8424 Gold
1983 Helsinki 1983 World Decathlon 8714 Gold
1984 Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games Decathlon 8847 ® Gold
1986 Edinburgh 1986 Commonwealth Games Decathlon 8663 Gold
1986 Stuttgart 1986 European Decathlon 8811 Gold

® -  Decathlon’s World Record
W one event with wind >4.0 and wind average for 3 events > 2.00 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009)

Comments (4)

Dudley Ristow wrote on Aug 23, 2009
The mega sports Hero of my more youthful period - who can possibly forget the glory of the decathlon battlefields on which Daley and Jurgen Hingsen fought with such a small sum of final points separating these two decathlon legends?
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ChrisB wrote on Feb 09, 2010
In the "Full career" , on this page, there is no mark for 60metres no for 60 hurdles
http://www.uka.org.uk/e-inspire/hall-of-fame.../da... gives respectively 6.84 and 8.04 and other personal bests:
Decathlon 8847 (1984) 100m 10.26 (1986), 200m 20.88 (1979), 400m 46.86 (1982), 1500m 4:20.3 (1976), 110mh 14.04 (1986), 400mh 52.14 (1986), high jump 2.11 (1980); pole vault 5.25m (1986), long jump 8.01 (1984), 8.11w (1978); shot 16.10 (1984), discus 49.10m (1986), javelin 65.38 (1980), new specification 64.04 (1988).

Indoors: 60m 6.84 (1988), 200m 21.96 (1988), 300m 34.16 (1987), 55mh 7.48 (1984), 60mh 8.04 (1987), HJ 2.14 (1982), PV 5.10 (1987), LJ 7.72 (1982)
Greetings Chris

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eierluke wrote on Aug 18, 2011
I've found additional details (15. June 1986) on Daley Thompsons PB in pole vault:
31 5.25 5.25 PB Daley Thompson 30.07.58 Newham & Essex Beagles Hendon 15 Jun 86
source: http://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist....
Best wishes, Sven
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eierluke wrote on Aug 18, 2011
and here is the high jump (20. Feb 1982):
2.14 i 2.14i PB Daley Thompson 30.07.58 Newham & Essex Beagles Canyon TX, USA 20 Feb 82
source: http://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist....
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