Thompson, Daley (1958-...), was one of the United Kingdom's finest track and field stars. In both the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, he won a gold medal in the decathlon, a strenuous, two-day competition consisting of 10 different athletics events. Thompson broke the world record for the highest decathlon score three times. He also won gold medals in the decathlon at the World Championships in 1983, the European Championships in 1982, and the Commonwealth Games of 1978 and 1982. He was the only male athlete in any event to win two Olympic gold medals and a world championship.