Daley Thompson vs Jurgen Hingsen for the decathlon gold medal in LA. From highlights of the BBC Olympic Coverage. Copyright BBC 1984.
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1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games – Daley Thompson’s Decathlon
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He was an idol of mine growing up in Ohio. I think he could have played other pro sports, soccer does not count.. Anyway, he was the Carl Lewis of Britain.
The only Brit would could play in the NFL??? What are you on about, we have had hundreds of world class athletes who would whup NFL players…look up Linford Christie-6’2 and the most ripped sprinter in the history of track.
Amazing and admirable decathlon tradition.
nope roman sebrle
roman sebrle… greatER athlete
we already have. his name is roman sebrle.. nothing else need be said.
Thompson’s made a comment on Hingsen at a press conference before the event that went something like “…he’s promised he’s bringing the gold home – the only way I think he’ll do that is to steal mine or do another event”
If Hoy is knighted, then why not Thompson?
I want to be like him
He looks like it to me. He may be the only Brit who could play in the NFL or NBA. I’ve never seen anybody run and jump like that before. When I had my “ups”, I long jumped 21′ and HJ @ 6′ 2″ Too slow to sprint or go over 21′
yes
jurgen fell asleep with his head in the sun and got massive dehydration
THE BETTER ATHELETE IS THE ONE THAT BRINGS THE GOLD HOME.
ability nerves determination and willingness to win.
xactly, who ever is better all around wins. there is a guy on my team in d1 who never wins an event but has the conference record
Don’t know. But Dundee is a good place to come from. Not sure that Dundee is any more or less prone to excremental comments.
Is Daley Thompson’s mother from Dundee?
In the word of Daley Thompson, “S**t!”
Daley Thompson is the greatest athlete of all time.
thompson won the gold….
jurgen “apparently” had a bad knee…
but daley is the best.
will always be the best.
in this lifetime we will never see a decathlon done better.
Yes that is why i guess Daley was a good distance ahead of Hingsen in most every event, because Hingsen was a much better all rounder ….
who won the gold ?
theres your better all rounder
Hingsen was the better athlet, but Thomson always had the better nerves.
Today they are good frieds.
Greetings from Czech Republic (population 10 000 000) . Our decathlon school: Zmelik (Olympic Winner), Dvorak (3x World Champion), Sebrle (Olmypic and 5x World Champion, WR over 9000 points).
daley thompson – THE GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME
Love the man. Remember watching this as a kid. Surely Britain’s best athlete ever, and such a fun, nice guy. Definately the best days of British athletics. Maybe the negative economic state of the country brings out sporting best. Here’s hoping we continue that strain currently after 2008.
Awesome Awsome. A real sporting hero