Daley Thompson of Great Britain.
Yes ... Daley won the gold medal in decathlon at the 1980 Games in Moscow and 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
The decathlon - winning the olympic gold medal in 1984.
There is only one gold medal award in each Olympic Decathlon to the decathlon winner. There has been 25 gold medals awarded in the 24 Olympic Games that included the Decathlon competition. The reason why there is one more gold medal awarded than actual events competitions is because in 1912 there were co-gold medalists.
Women do not compete for a gold medal in the decathlon yet. The women do a 7 event Heptathlon, which was won in 2012 by Jessica Ennis.
Bruce Jenner won a gold medal in the men's decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. Jenner's victory in the decathlon made him a celebrated athlete and a prominent figure in sports history.
The country winning the gold medal in the Men's Decathlon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was the United States of America.
in the decathlon
Bruce Jenner won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the decathlon.
Bruce Jenner was a decathlete and won the gold medal in decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay wone the gold medal for USA in the decathlon.
Daley Thompson.
Daley Thompson competed in decathlon and won gold at the 1980 Games in Moscow and the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.