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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daley Thompson canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
Olympic athlete ⓘ decathlete ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
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 self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the greatest decathletes of all time ⓘ |
| occupation |
athlete
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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, England
ⓘ
surface form:
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
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1982-08-09 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.