Autographs of Daley Thompson
Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, CBE (born 30 July 1958) is an English former decathlete. He 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 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 one of the greatest decathletes of all time. He was described in The Independent as "the greatest all-round athlete this country has ever produced." His autobiography, Daley: Olympic Superstar, was published in 2024.
Thompson was born in Notting Hill, London, the second son of a British Nigerian father, Frank Thompson, who ran a minicab firm, and Scottish mother, Lydia, from Dundee. When Thompson was six, his father left home. At seven years old, Lydia sent Thompson to Farney Close Boarding School, Bolney, Sussex, which he described as "a place for troubled children". When Thompson was eleven or twelve, his father was shot dead in Streatham by the husband of a woman whom the father and a friend had dropped off. Thompson's forename is a contraction of Ayodelé, a Yoruba word meaning "joy comes home". Thompson's first ambition was to become a professional footballer, but he later switched his interests to athletics.
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Current items with a signature of Daley Thompson
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Traded items with a signature of Daley Thompson
The most expensive item with a signature of Daley Thompson (2012 London Olympics Torch - Authentic - Daley Thompson autograph) was sold in November 2021 for £3,000.00 while the cheapest item (Daley Thompson SIGNED 8 x 5 Card - Decathlon Olympic Gold Medal Winner- SC160) found a new owner for £0.49 in September 2019. The month with the most items sold (5) was September 2012 with an average selling price of £29.67 for an autographed item of Daley Thompson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2021 with £3,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.59 was September 2018. In average, an autographed item from Daley Thompson is worth £19.62.
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