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- ↑ "Daley Thompson gives emotional reaction to son becoming GB decathlon champion". Mirror.co.uk. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ Broadbent, Rick. "Elliot Thompson: Brains? They probably come from my mum". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Exploring the family connections in the Six Nations Under-20s". Sixnationsrugby.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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