sport.wikisort.org - AthleteAlan Blair Thompson (born 14 June 1959) is a sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He competed at three Olympic Games (1980–1988) and won two Olympic gold medals for New Zealand.
New Zealand canoeist
For the Canadian canoeist, see Alan Thomson (canoeist).
Alan Thompson
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Birth name | Alan Blair Thompson |
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Born | (1959-06-14) 14 June 1959 (age 63) Gisborne, New Zealand |
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Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
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Weight | 83 kg (183 lb)[1] |
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Sport | Canoe sprint |
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Thompson was born in 1959 in Gisborne, New Zealand.[1] He attended Te Hapara Primary School, Gisborne Intermediate and Gisborne Boys' High School.[2] and played rugby union for his high school. He was also selected for the under-18 North Island rugby team.[3]
Thompson attended his first Summer Olympics in 1980 in Moscow and was part of the small New Zealand team of just four athletes that attended that year, as most western athletes stayed away due to the boycott that year.[1] In the K-2 500 metres, Thompson and Geoff Walker were eliminated in the semi-final.[4] In the K-4 1000 metres, Thompson's team did not start.[5]
Thompson competed at six ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships between 1981 and 1987 and won three medals; two silvers (K-1 1000 m and K-2 500 m: both 1982), and a bronze (K-1 1000 m: 1983).[2][6]
He won both of his Olympic gold medals at Los Angeles in 1984, in the K-1 1000 m and K-4 1000 m events.[1][7][8] Thompson is one of the few New Zealanders to have won two or more Olympic gold medals.[3] He went to his third Olympics in 1988 in Seoul, Korea, and came sixth in the K-1 1000 m.[1][9]
After retiring from top-level canoeing Thompson became a coach, selector and manager for New Zealand canoeing teams and eventually became president of the New Zealand Canoeing Federation. He is self-employed in Gisborne.[2]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Thompson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- "Alan Thompson". Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- Swannell, Rikki (12 July 2016). "New Zealand's Greatest Olympians – Number 25: Alan Thompson". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Alan Thompson". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links
Authority control  |
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National libraries | |
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 Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-1 1000 m |
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 Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-4 1000 m |
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- 1964:
Nikolai Chuzhikov, Anatoli Grishin, Vyacheslav Ionov, Vladimir Morozov (URS)
- 1968:
Steinar Amundsen, Tore Berger, Egil Søby, Jan Johansen (NOR)
- 1972:
Yuri Filatov, Yuri Stetsenko, Vladimir Morozov, Valeri Didenko (URS)
- 1976:
Sergei Chukhray, Aleksandr Degtyarev, Yuri Filatov, Vladimir Morozov (URS)
- 1980:
Rüdiger Helm, Bernd Olbricht, Harald Marg, Bernd Duvigneau (GDR)
- 1984:
Grant Bramwell, Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald, Alan Thompson (NZL)
- 1988:
Zsolt Gyulay, Ferenc Csipes, Sándor Hódosi, Attila Ábrahám (HUN)
- 1992:
Mario Von Appen, Oliver Kegel, Thomas Reineck, André Wohllebe (GER)
- 1996:
Thomas Reineck, Olaf Winter, Detlef Hofmann, Mark Zabel (GER)
- 2000:
Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, Gábor Horváth (HUN)
- 2004:
Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, Gábor Horváth (HUN)
- 2008:
Raman Piatrushenka, Aliaksei Abalmasau, Artur Litvinchuk, Vadzim Makhneu (BLR)
- 2012:
Tate Smith, Dave Smith, Murray Stewart, Jacob Clear (AUS)
- 2016:
Max Rendschmidt, Tom Liebscher, Max Hoff, Marcus Gross (GER)
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World Champions in Men's Canoe Sprint K-2 500 m |
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1980 New Zealand Olympic team |
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Canoeing | |
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Modern pentathlon | |
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Chef de Mission: Tay Wilson |
1984 New Zealand Olympic team |
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Archery |
- Neroli Fairhall
- Dale Lightfoot
- Ann Shurrock
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Athletics |
- Anne Audain
- Rod Dixon
- Derek Froude
- Lyn Grime
- Lorraine Moller
- Mary O'Connor
- Peter O'Donoghue
- Mike O'Rourke
- Peter Pearless
- Peter Renner
- Dianne Rodger
- Tony Rogers
- John Walker
- Steve Walsh
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Boxing | |
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Canoeing | |
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Cycling |
- Craig Adair
- Stephen Cox
- Anthony Cuff
- Brian Fowler
- Graeme Miller
- Murray Steele
- Roger Sumich
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Diving |
- Ann Sissons
- Mark Graham
- Gary Lamb
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Equestrian | |
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Fencing |
- Martin Brill
- David Cocker
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Field hockey |
- Jeff Archibald
- Christine Arthur
- Cathy Baker
- Husmukh Bhikha
- Robyn Blackman
- Chris Brown
- George Carnoutsos
- Mary Clinton
- Peter Daji
- Lesley Elliott
- Laurie Gallen
- Jane Goulding
- Stuart Grimshaw
- Shirley Haig
- Harina Kohere
- Trevor Laurence
- Sandra Mackie
- Maurice Marquet
- Jan Martin
- Jenny McDonald
- Sue McLeish
- Grant McLeod
- Brent Miskimmin
- Peter Miskimmin
- Lesley Murdoch
- Arthur Parkin
- Ramesh Patel
- Graham Sligo
- Jillian Smith
- Isobel Thomson
- Barbara Tilden
- Robin Wilson
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Judo |
- Shaun O'Leary
- Graeme Spinks
- Bill Vincent
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Rhythmic gymnastics | |
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Rowing | |
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Sailing | |
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Shooting |
- Tony Clarke
- Stephen Petterson
- John Woolley
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Swimming | |
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Synchronised swimming | |
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Weightlifting |
- Michael Bernard
- Kevin Blake
- Allister Nalder
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Wrestling |
- Zane Coleman
- Graeme Hawkins
- Ken Reinsfield
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Chef de Mission: Ron Scott |
1988 New Zealand Olympic team |
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Archery | |
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Athletics |
- Anne Audain
- John Campbell
- Christine McMiken
- Lorraine Moller
- Christine Pfitzinger
- Simon Poelman
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Canoeing | |
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Cycling |
- Gary Anderson
- Craig Connell
- Nigel Donnelly
- Brian Fowler
- Greg Fraine
- Tony Graham
- Madonna Harris
- Paul Leitch
- Graeme Miller
- Wayne Morgan
- Gavin Stevens
- Andrew Whitford
- Stuart Williams
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Equestrian | |
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Fencing | |
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Judo |
- Brent Cooper
- Bill Vincent
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Rhythmic gymnastics | |
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Rowing | |
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Sailing | |
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Shooting |
- John Farrell
- Stephen Petterson
- John Woolley
- Greg Yelavich
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Swimming | |
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Table tennis |
- Barry Griffiths
- Peter Jackson
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Tennis | |
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Weightlifting | |
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Wrestling |
- Brent Hollamby
- Steve Reinsfield
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Chef de Mission: Bruce Ullrich |
Summer Olympics multiple gold medallists from New Zealand |
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Five |
- Lisa Carrington (Canoeing: 2012 – K-1 200 m · 2016 – K-1 200 m · 2020 – K-1 200 m · 2020 – K-2 500 m · 2020 – K-1 500 m)
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Four |
- Ian Ferguson (Canoeing: 1984 – K-1 500 m · 1984 – K-2 500 m · 1984 – K-4 1000 m · 1988 – K-2 500 m)
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Three |
- Peter Snell (Athletics: 1960 – 800 m · 1964 – 800 m · 1964 – 1500 m)
- Paul MacDonald (Canoeing: 1984 – K-2 500 m · 1984 – K-4 1000 m · 1988 – K-2 500 m)
- Hamish Bond (Rowing: 2012 – Coxless pair · 2016 – Coxless pair · 2020 – Eight)
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На других языках
- [en] Alan Thompson (canoeist)
[fr] Alan Thompson (kayak)
Alan Thompson est un kayakiste néo-zélandais pratiquant la course en ligne, né le 14 juin 1959 à Gisborne en Nouvelle-Zélande.
[it] Alan Thompson (canoista)
Alan Blair Thompson (Gisborne, 14 giugno 1959) è un ex canoista neozelandese.
[ru] Томпсон, Алан (гребец)
А́лан Блэр То́мпсон (англ. Alan Blair Thompson; 14 июня 1959, Гисборн) — новозеландский гребец-байдарочник, выступал за сборную Новой Зеландии на всём протяжении 1980-х годов. Двукратный олимпийский чемпион, серебряный и бронзовый призёр чемпионатов мира, победитель многих регат национального и международного значения.
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