 He almost withdrew after seven events, having injured an ankle three weeks earlier, but was persuaded to continue by the England team manager.Shirley competed in five more competitive decathlons, twice failing to finish but twice scoring over 7800 points.At the 1995 Hypo-Bank combined events track meet in Götzis, Austria, Shirley wore a Superman costume while competing and set a personal best of 14.59m in the shot put.