Daley Thompson

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Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
Olympic athlete
decathlete
human
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Member of the Order of the British Empire
competedFor England
Great Britain
countryOfCitizenship England
Great Britain
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1958-07-30
ethnicGroup Afro-Caribbean
familyName Thompson
givenName Francis
honorificSuffix CBE
languageSpoken English
medal gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics decathlon
gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games decathlon
gold medal at the 1982 European Athletics Championships decathlon
gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics decathlon
gold medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games decathlon
gold medal at the 1986 European Athletics Championships decathlon
name Daley Thompson
notableFor being one of the greatest decathletes of all time
occupation athlete
decathlete
fitness coach
personal trainer
participantIn 1976 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
1982 Commonwealth Games
1983 World Championships in Athletics
1984 Summer Olympics
1986 Commonwealth Games
European Athletics Championships
placeOfBirth London
Notting Hill
positionPlayed decathlete
residence United Kingdom
retiredFromSport decathlon
retirementPeriod early 1990s
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
decathlon
styleOfPlay highly competitive and charismatic
worldRecordDiscipline decathlon
worldRecordHeld decathlon world record
worldRecordSetOn 1980-07-19
1982-08-09

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Thompson
hasNotableBearer
Daley Thompson
name
1984 Summer Olympics
notableAthlete

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