1984: Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany in the discus discipline of the Decathlon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games in the Coliseum Stadium, Los Angeles, USA. Hingsen finished second overall. \ Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy /Allsport

1984: Evelyn Ashford of the United States waves during the Summer Olympics at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy /Allsport

28 Jul-12 Aug 1984: Evelyn Ashford (left) of the USA comforts a team mate after winning the gold medal in the 100 metres event during the 1984 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles, USA. Ashford won the event with a time of 10.97 seconds.\ Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/Allsport

28 Jul-12 Aug 1984: Jurgen Hingsen (left) of West Germany, Daley Thompson (centre) of Great Britain and Siegfried Wentz (right) of West Germany stand on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, USA. Thompson won the gold medal in the decathlon event with 8798 points, Hingsen won the silver with 8673 points and Wentz won bronze with 8412 points. \ Mandatory Credit: Steve Powell/Allsport

Aug 1984: Sebastian Coe in action during the semi-final of the Olympic 800 meters at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeels, California. Mandatory Credit: Allsport Hulton/Archive

1984: Daley Thompson of Great Britain goes over the bar in the high jump portion of the decathlon during the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Thompson won the gold medal for the decathlon. Mandatory Credit: Steve Powell /Allsport