P240 BEEBFAX 122 Sun 16 Mar 10:04/24                                  Daley Thompson liked to court  controversy but, in 1984, the eyes of  the world were on him for all the  right reasons. The man who put the decathlon on the  sporting map with his incredible power  and charisma won every competition he  entered between 1978 and 1984,  including two Olympic gold medals. There's little doubt Thompson was at  his peak in Los Angeles, totalling  8,797 points. It was one less than  Jurgen Hingsen's record, but later  adjusted in the following January by  the IAAF to a world-record score of  8,847 due to new regulations.   Next       Prev       Home        End