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   @Spankathon03293

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   Stuart Storey = Commentating Legend!

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   @pablovanschravendyk9877

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   Magnificent

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   @kenrunciman8706

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   what a hero!

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   @andybrown4361

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   The greatest British athlete ever.

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   @peterclarke3990

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   Used to play football with Daley back in the early seventies for Bolney in West Sussex when he was only 15 or so. He was pretty good at that well. Lovely guy and fully deserved everything he worked for won. One of our greatest ever athletes!

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   @maxkazzora4234

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   Very proud to have met this great man. Daley Thompson is a UK London and Chiswick legend!!👍🙏👏👏👏

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   @blueyestu7950

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   Why oh why does this man not have a knighthood?????

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   @healingtown1010

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   🍀 Daley Thompson‘s sayings & quotes
   https://cw2588.blogspot.com/2023/09/daleythompsonsayingsquoteswikiwikipedia.html

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   @sedekiman824

   February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

   I don't think I have ever heard a crowd barrack an athlete, as with this crowd.

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    @thetinnedtomato8339

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Don't forget that Thompson won a bronze in the sprint relay at this event as well.

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    @clivehenderson2662

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    The great Daley Thompson

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    @justinchetham-strode5234

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    The Decathlon is one of the toughest (if not the toughest) events in athletics, and to win Olympic gold is to be one of the very best in the world. Daley did it with style, grace and humility. He showed his class in his last outing: injured, he could have dropped out, knowing that he couldn't win, but carried on gamely, as he didn't want to ''cheapen'' the new champion's victory. This great man deserves a knighthood if ever a sports star did, why hasn't he received one?

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    @randyschwaggins

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    I often think about our Olympic gold medal athletes from this generation and I find myself asking why Daley has been largely forgotten about today?
    Look at the other athletes…Seb Coe led our Olympic Bid for 2012 and is now a Lord and Steve Cram is a prominent commentator on the BBC.
    I think Daley gets forgotten…and for a double gold medallist in the hardest discipline in athletics…that's a real shame.

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    @toplad73

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Definitely Britain's greatest ever athlete!!!! Legendary!!!!

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    @oddsandwindsocks5905

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    What a legend Daley is. I remember watching him in the 84 Olympics when he done that memorable back flip.

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    @sidneytaylor8341

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    I remember Daley in one event (maybe Commonwealth games)with Guinness as a sponsor. Daley, being one of the first true athletes, refused to advertise alcohol. At the last minute, a compromise was reached, he wore a label saying " Pure Athletic Genius" Loved watching him 😂

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    @lenintrejo9630

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    he should have won in 84 also

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    @rustynuts82

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Watching Daley got me into decathlon, a brilliant event and he is a great champion.

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    @wobblertv8083

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Torstern vos won the gold in 88 …..steroided right up Daly was fourth but was injured .Vos was a Charisma bypass 😡

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    @gionncaomhinmorpheagh4791

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    I'm 79 years old and I've been involved in sports since I can think. I began at ten years old with amateur boxing and gymnastics. The two most outstanding Olympic athletes of all time, in my opinion, are Eric Heiden and Daly Thompson. Eric, because he absolutely obliterated all the competition and won all the Gold Medals going for his event in speed skating and Daly Thompson because he won Olympic Gold medals back to back against the most stiffest competition. An absolute hero in my book!

    I also met Siggi Hintz on a number of occasions when I lived in Germany. An absolute gent and very friendly indeed. That's in contrast to your man Hingsen, who I met in Rome, Italy in the late 1980s. He was just so arrogant and full of himself, the arsehole. Make of that what you will.

    MsG

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    @kdavies3105

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    The greatest all-around Athlete the UK has ever produced 👏

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    @sallychambers7783

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    The G.O.A.T 1:53

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23. 

    @glyjack

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Youtube might be full of rubbish but you do find some gems

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24. 

    @martinhill9261

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    10.27 for the 100m in a decathlon nearly 40 years ago; unbelievable.

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    @chipmarley

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Didnt 1008 have a false start or an " injury" to avoid a drugs test?
    I wrote this before the video started. I remember it well

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    @ritawhite4804

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Like most people I have never understood why he has never been to knighted they give them out like sweets to athletes now but to a truly great sportsman the best we have ever had just a closed door.This was brilliant 👏 thanks for the memories 😊

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    @Bobbibouchersmumwasright

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Battle of the juices

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    @lingolarker9318

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    One of the triumvirate of all time great British athletes along with Seb Coe and Mo Farah.

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    @barjumbo1969

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Without a doubt, Daley's 'finest hour ' as a decathlete.🎉😊

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    @MoominJude

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Has there ever been a British double Olympic champion and world record holder who hasn't been knighted? Disgraceful.

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    @cliffrightmove1527

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Absolute disgrace this great Englishman has not been knighted,when you see criminals like Blair our country is so CORRUPT 🥵🥵🥵🥵

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    @garyproffitt5941

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    He is the main man of action meaningful decathlon's and very intelligent Daley Thompson winning by the score.

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    @TheEulerID

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    It's worth noting the excellent level of commentary in this video. Very informed.

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    @eliaskotzakidis8773

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    The only true GOD of the Decathlon! Hail from Greece!

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    @chrisjarman7996

    February 16, 2024 at 11:26 pm

    Our greatest competitor

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