Daley by Daley Thompson - ISBN: 9781916556720
Paperback
Daley Thompson’s untold story: Olympic legend, personal battles, true humanity revealed.

Daley

Olympic Superstar

$38.73

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    12 April 2025

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Summary

DALEY is the long-awaited autobiography of the life of double Olympic decathlon champion, Daley Thompson. Wearing his heart on his sleeve, he chronicles his legendary sporting achievements, but, for the first time, also reveals the personal struggles he faced to rise from the humblest of beginnings to become the ultimate Olympic Superstar, who then had to reconcile what he had become with his own humanity as a son and as a father.

At his sporting peak, Daley was a charismatic, uncompr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781916556720
ISBN-10:1916556728
Author:Daley Thompson
Publisher:Chiselbury Publishing
Imprint:Chiselbury Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:12 April 2025
Weight:371g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times. He was unbeaten in competition for nine years.

With a total of four world records, two Olympic gold medals, three Commonwealth titles, and wins in the World and European Championships, Thompson is considered by many to be the greatest decathlete of all time. He is also described by many commentators as the greatest all-round athlete the United Kingdom has ever produced.

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