Courtney thompson, a former allamerican at washington, was named to the u. Jenny thompson bio, stats, and results olympics at. Canada at the olympic winter games the canadian encyclopedia. Canadian olympic committee logo team canada fr fr athletes. She finished in fourth place in the 800 m at the 1928 summer olympics, when women competitions were first introduced to the olympic games. He is putting together a disciplined, aggressive team that features intense defensive pressure and. He came to national prominence in 2008 when he clocked 9.
Gain points, rewards and get email updates from your canadian olympic team. Amsterdam, 1928 if there was any doubt about uruguays prowess at the 1924 summer games, it was all but dispelled four years later, as the south americans captured their second successive crown. Harold abrahams won a gold medal in the 100meter dash, equaling the olympic record of 10. Jean was born on october 8, 1928 and passed away on thursday, march 24, 2016 jean was a resident of pawleys island, south carolina at the time of passing jean was married to stafford. Douglas macarthur before the start of the 1928 games. Sadly the press was looking for failure even when failure was not there. Chaperone marie parkes and canadian olympians rosenfeld, jean thompson, ethel smoth, myrtle cook, ethel catherwood, and jane bell at the 1928 olympics in amsterdam, netherlands. Louis postdispatch obituaries and death notices for saint louis missouri area. Frank thompson strikes skeet silver for his first world cup medal march 26, 2017 meet the 2016 u. Daley thompson wins the olympic decathlon in moscow 1980. The preceding 1924 games were retroactively renamed the inaugural winter olympics, though they had been in fact part of the 1924 summer olympics.
Together, florence jane bell, ethel catherwood, myrtle cook, fanny bobbie rosenfeld, ethel smith and jean thompson were pioneering uncharted territory for female athletes, as 1928 marked the first time womens track and field events were included on the olympic program. These games marked germanys return to the olympic fold after serving a 10year probation for its aggressiveness in world war i. After winning each of her eighthfinal, quarterfinal, and semifinal heats, thompson defeated teammate kelsey serwa in the big final for canadas third 12 finish of the games. Sports hall of fame dawes became the third woman to receive the honor. The 1928 games were the first true winter olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a summer olympics. For the first time in history women were permitted to compete in track and field events in the olympic games. Canadian women in international sport matchless six. Jun 07, 2016 thompson was chosen as a finalist for the team back in january. Sep 29, 2019 five womens events to watch at the world track and field championships that begin friday in doha, airing live daily on nbc sports tvstream schedule here 100m final. Elaine thompson adds the 200 to her 100 crown the new. Get the latest klay thompson news, results and medals at the sochi 2016 from yahoo sports.
Thompson was the fifth of seven children of david and margaret thompson. October 15, 1910 or august 10 september 16, 1976 was a canadian middledistance runner. Though no longer swimming competitively, she continues to volunteer regularly as a celebrity swimmer for the charity swim across america, which raises money for cancer research. Official profile of olympic athlete jean thompson born 15 oct 1910 01 jan 1976, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. Giant spacethemed boy scout patch, 1962 by devlin thompson, via.
By colleen english in the iaaf world championships, the olympic games, and a host of other international, national, and local track and field meets, women compete in a wide variety of events, including middle and longdistance races, like the 1500meter, 10,000meter, and the marathon. She finished in fourth place in the 800 m at the 1928 summer olympics, when women competitions were first introduced to the olympic games thompson was the fifth of seven children of david and margaret thompson. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Jean jenny thompson was a canadian middledistance runner. Media in category 1928 summer olympics athletics competitors the following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. The crosscountry skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of crosscountry skiing. George masin, us epee olympian and olympic fencing historian, has donated his 2. Some of the greatest winter sports never made it into the olympic games.
At sochi 2014, marielle thompson made sure the womens olympic ski cross gold medal remained in canadian hands. Moritz games were the second occurrence of the winter olympic games. Tracing the complicated friendship of two very different women who meet in college, she poured out her heart is a novel of remarkable psychological suspense, crafted by national book award finalist jean thompson. Tage thompson had three points in 10 appearances with team usa at the world championship and claimed a bronze medal in a 41 win against canada on may 20. In the 100 meters, thompson had dethroned her countrywoman, the twotime winner shellyann fraserpryce. They eventually moved to penetanguishene, ontario but her life was disrupted in 1924 when her mother was killed in a car accident.
Marielle thompson makes olympic ski cross team despite. The olympics could be even more exciting if it included skiers dancing downhill or being pulled by a pack of dogs or horses. So ordered american olympic committee president gen. And the 31yearold courtney thompson will undoubtedly be a. Five womens events to watch at the world track and field championships that begin friday in doha, airing live daily on nbc sports tvstream schedule here 100m final. Olympic gold medalist dominique dawes inducted into d. She finished in fourth place in the 800 m at the 1928 summer olympics, when women. Myrtles olympic journey was not an easy one at first, as she. Mar 22, 2011 sports olympic gold medalist dominique dawes inducted into d. Seven canadian women participated in the 1928 amsterdam olympics. Photo by jewish chronicleheritage imagesgetty images. Oct 23, 2006 don thompson, who has died at the age of 73 of a brain aneurysm, was the diminutive british race walker dubbed il topolino by the italians after he won the olympic 50km walk gold medal in rome in. Former uw volleyball star courtney thompson named to u. Henie would go on to win two more gold medals, a record that her coach, mens champion gillis grafstrom of sweden, set in 1928 with his third straight victory in the winter games.
Marielle thompson team canada official olympic team. Thompson thought killy was the great gatsby of marketing as soon as jeanclaude killy ended his run in the alpine downhill competition at the 1968 grenoble winter olympics, the first person to greet him was his mentor and friend, michel arpin. The 1928 winter olympics, officially known as the ii olympic winter games, were held in 1928 in st. Thompson remains intensely proud of her accomplishments in the pool, and attributes her success to perseverance, dedication and the support of family and friends. With yellow patches on his knees highlighting his flawless technique.
Jenny thompson 17 years, 291 days oldest participant for canada. They were bobbie rosenfeld, jean thompson, ethel smith, mrytle cook, ethel catherwood, and florence bell. Canada at the 1928 amsterdam summer games olympics at. Klay thompson leads usa basketball to rio olympic final. The games belonged to jeanclaude killy, who swept the mens alpine events. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content.
Percy wyer 44 years, 195 days most medals for canada athlete. In 1928, it was announced that women athletes would be allowed to compete for the first time in the upcoming summer olympic games in amsterdam, holland. Apr 15, 2020 richard thompson is one of trinidad and tobagos most successful sprinters a three time olympic medallist, world championship medallist and sixtime national champion. Jean thompson was the fifth of seven children born in toronto to david and. Jean was born on october, 1933 and passed away on wednesday, may 24, 2017 jean was a resident of minnesota jean graduated from the nevis high school. Join the canadian olympic club, presented by bell, an allaccess community uniting and rewarding team canada fans its free. He is putting together a disciplined, aggressive team that features intense defensive pressure and quickness and uses all 12 players to establish. Snowboarding olympics, snowboarding outfit, winter olympics 2014, sports. Jean thompson team canada official olympic team website.
Fanny bobbie rosenfeld, ethel smith and jean thompson were pioneering. It was also the first olympics that women were allowed to participate in track and field despite objections from pope pius ix. While the mens 100m was competed for since 1896 at the olympics, the women had to wait until 1928, when betty robinson of the united states of america won in 12. Marielle thompson is looking to defend her ski cross gold medal in pyeongchang despite a major knee injury in october. Adidas olympic 1928 retro sportswear, graphic tees, graphic sweatshirt, retro. Abrahams, born in great britain, was the first nonamerican to win the event. In this photo 15yearold myrtle is show winning the preliminary heat in the womens 100m race against norma wilson of new zealand and bets ter horst of netherlands on july 30, 1928. Lexi thompson gets tattoo of the olympic rings after. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Jean thompson s latest novel is a cloud in the shape of a girl. Lexi thompson shows off olympic rings tattoo october 3, 2017 3. The 1928 winter olympic games at st moritz, switzerland, were the first to be held in a.
Fanny bobbie rosenfeld team canada official olympic. Jean thompson obituary pawleys island, south carolina. Pocketing trouser jeans, denim jeans, trousers, fashion men, fashion design, raw. The 1928 games were the first true winter olympics held on its own and not as a part of a summer olympics. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. Her recent novel, the humanity project and her latest short story collection, the witch and other tales retold, are now available in paperback. Moritz was plagued with warm weather that slowed bobsled and crosscountry runs and cancelled the 10,000meter speed skating race. Those results can be found above in this article in the crosscountry skiing section. Jean thompson is a critically acclaimed novelist and short story writer. His athletes would deliver, easily winning the unofficial national standings for the third olympiad in a row.
Join facebook to connect with jean thompson and others you may know. Skeleton was a form of luge, which had originally appeared in the st. Olympic football tournament amsterdam 1928 overview. It debuted at the 1928 winter olympics also held in st. Jean thompson was the fifth of seven children born in toronto to david and margaret thompson. In 1928, it was announced that women athletes would. Oc is committed to your success and personal enrichment. Marielle thompson and kelsey serwa took gold and silver in womens ski cross. Richard thompson is one of trinidad and tobagos most successful sprinters a three time olympic medallist, world championship medallist and sixtime national champion. Mo farah wins mens 5000m gold london 2012 olympics duration. Amsterdam, netherlands may 17, 1928 to august 12, 1928 opening ceremony.
Women competed in track and field for the first time at the 1928 olympic. The preceding 1924 winter olympics were later renamed as winter olympics. Thompson is one of four twotime olympians on the team. Oct 03, 2017 lexi thompson shows off olympic rings tattoo october 3, 2017 3. Florida obituaries and death notices, 1985 to 2020. Jenny thompson bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. He won gold medals at the 2014 fiba world cup and the 2009 fiba u19 world championship, but has yet to compete on the olympic stage. In the wake of fellow pumawearer and 2016 olympics participant rickie fowler getting his tattoo of the olympic rings last year, american lexi thompson has done the same. Take classes, earn certificates or twoyear degrees, apply to one of ocs fouryear programs, or work with one of. One of the best contemporary shortstory writers in peak form.
However, the inclusion of women in these races has a long. She was in secondtolast place in the 200meter dash. The group of rosenfeld, myrtle cook, jean thompson, ethel catherwood, jane bell, and ethel smith, lived up to their billing by winning the womens team athletics event based on total points. Feb, 2010 daley thompson wins the olympic decathlon in moscow 1980. Don thompson, who has died at the age of 73 of a brain aneurysm, was the diminutive british race walker dubbed il topolino by the italians after he won the olympic 50km walk gold medal in rome in. It was also the first olympics that women were allowed to participate in track and field despite objections from pope pius. Moritz olympics, held at a ski resort, were marred by bad weather. Thompson was chosen as a finalist for the team back in january. They were actually part of the 1924 summer olympics. You can support us by purchasing something through our amazonurl, thanks. Canada basketball will be sending one of their most talented rosters to mexico city to compete in the 2015 fiba americas olympic qualifying tournament to. All preceding winter events of the olympic games were the winter sports part of the schedule of.
Jenny thompson olympic swimming united states of america. Don thompson takes walking gold briton won the 50km walk gold medal at the 1960 olympics by acclimatising for romes heat in a tiny, steamfilled bathroom. Amsterdam, 1928 if there was any doubt about uruguays prowess at the 1924 summer games, it was all but dispelled four years later, as the south americans captured their. Olympic trials, frederick native debbie thompson browns shot at making the olympic team was slipping away.
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