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Daley Thompson: Olympic Champion's Unyielding Will

Published October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026 · The Guardian

Double Olympic decathlon gold medalist Daley Thompson credits his extraordinary success to talent and unyielding willpower, not luck.

During the 1980s, Thompson powered to two Olympic decathlon gold medals, broke the world record four times and remained unbeaten for nine extraordinary years. The track and field legend, still training on Christmas Day, insists a knighthood wouldn't change his life and explains why he got a video game while Seb Coe didn't. chincha.pl

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