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'''Elliot Thompson''' (born 10 August 1992) is the 2022 British champion of [[decathlon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/elliot-thompson-14754502|title=Elliot THOMPSON &#124; Profile|website=Worldathletics.org|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> He is the son of two time [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion decathlete [[Daley Thompson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics/daley-thompson-gives-emotional-reaction-27331764|title=Daley Thompson gives emotional reaction to son becoming GB decathlon champion|date=26 June 2022|website=Mirror.co.uk|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
'''Elliott Thompson''' (born 10 August 1992) is a British [[Sport of athletics|athlete]]. He is the 2022 British champion of [[decathlon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/elliot-thompson-14754502|title=Elliott THOMPSON &#124; Profile|website=Worldathletics.org|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref> He is the son of two time [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion decathlete [[Daley Thompson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/athletics/daley-thompson-gives-emotional-reaction-27331764|title=Daley Thompson gives emotional reaction to son becoming GB decathlon champion|date=26 June 2022|website=Mirror.co.uk|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>


==Early life==
Thompson graduated with a degree in mechatronics and robotics from [[Leeds University]] and played [[rugby union]] as a back before suffering a serious shoulder injury. Thompson worked as a personal trainer and had been a decathlete for five years before winning the senior British Championship in 2022. Thomson set a new personal best decathlon score of 7204 points in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/elliot-thompson-brains-they-probably-come-from-my-mum-d02rbc2m2|title=Elliot Thompson: Brains? They probably come from my mum|first=Rick|last=Broadbent|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2022/07/17/daley-elliot-thompson-dads-done-farah-wiggins-why-hasnt-got/|title=Daley and Elliot Thompson: 'My dad's done more than Farah or Wiggins – why hasn't he got a knighthood?'|first=Ben|last=Bloom|date=17 July 2022|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
Thompson graduated with a degree in mechatronics and robotics from [[Leeds University]] and played [[rugby union]] as a back before suffering a serious shoulder injury. Thompson later worked as a personal trainer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/elliot-thompson-brains-they-probably-come-from-my-mum-d02rbc2m2|title=Elliott Thompson: Brains? They probably come from my mum|first=Rick|last=Broadbent|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2022/07/17/daley-elliot-thompson-dads-done-farah-wiggins-why-hasnt-got/|title=Daley and Elliot Thompson: 'My dad's done more than Farah or Wiggins – why hasn't he got a knighthood?'|first=Ben|last=Bloom|date=17 July 2022|access-date=22 July 2022|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

==Career==
Thompson took up [[decathlon]] in 2016 at the age of 24 years-old. Thompson set a new personal best decathlon score of 7204 points in June 2022. He became national champion in the decathlon at the [[2022 British Athletics Championships]] in [[Manchester]]. This came 46 years after his father Daley won his first British national title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2022/06/25/daley-thompsons-son-wins-british-decathlon-title-46-years/|website=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=24 July 2024|title= Daley Thompson's son wins British decathlon title - 46 years after his father's first|date=25 June 2022|first=Ben|last=Bloom}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Elliot’s brother Alex Clayton plays [[rugby union]] for [[Bath University]] and [[England Sevens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2021/06/15/exploring-the-family-connections-in-the-six-nations-under-20s/?amp|title=Exploring the family connections in the Six Nations Under-20s|website=Sixnationsrugby.com|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
He is the son of two time [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] champion decathlete [[Daley Thompson]]. Elliot's brother Alex Clayton played [[rugby union]] for the [[University of Bath]] and [[England Sevens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/2021/06/15/exploring-the-family-connections-in-the-six-nations-under-20s/?amp|title=Exploring the family connections in the Six Nations Under-20s|website=Sixnationsrugby.com|access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 11:58, 31 October 2024

Elliott Thompson
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 32)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
EventDecathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 7204 (Laval, 2022)

Elliott Thompson (born 10 August 1992) is a British athlete. He is the 2022 British champion of decathlon.[1] He is the son of two time Olympic champion decathlete Daley Thompson.[2]

Early life

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Thompson graduated with a degree in mechatronics and robotics from Leeds University and played rugby union as a back before suffering a serious shoulder injury. Thompson later worked as a personal trainer.[3][4]

Career

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Thompson took up decathlon in 2016 at the age of 24 years-old. Thompson set a new personal best decathlon score of 7204 points in June 2022. He became national champion in the decathlon at the 2022 British Athletics Championships in Manchester. This came 46 years after his father Daley won his first British national title.[5]

Personal life

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He is the son of two time Olympic champion decathlete Daley Thompson. Elliot's brother Alex Clayton played rugby union for the University of Bath and England Sevens.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Elliott THOMPSON | Profile". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Daley Thompson gives emotional reaction to son becoming GB decathlon champion". Mirror.co.uk. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ Broadbent, Rick. "Elliott Thompson: Brains? They probably come from my mum". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ Bloom, Ben (17 July 2022). "Daley and Elliot Thompson: 'My dad's done more than Farah or Wiggins – why hasn't he got a knighthood?'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ Bloom, Ben (25 June 2022). "Daley Thompson's son wins British decathlon title - 46 years after his father's first". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Exploring the family connections in the Six Nations Under-20s". Sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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