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Olympic Superstar Daley Thompson: Brutal murder of his father, heated sexism row, famous son, and controversy over Knighthood

BBC Two dedicates Tuesday evening to 'Olympic superstar' Daley Thompson, exploring the personal struggles he faced to rise to the top.

Katarina was actually born in the Woolton suburb of Liverpool, the daughter of English mother Tracey Johnson, a former dancer, and Bahamian father Ricardo Thompson. Although Katarina is not linked to Daley, she does another famous connection… She attended St Julie’s Catholic High School, where she became close friends with future actress Jodie Comer! The programme explores the personal struggles he faced to rise from the humblest of beginnings and become the ultimate Olympian, while revealing what it took to become the greatest all around athlete in the world.

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