Obadele Thompson
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Obadele Thompson is a Barbadian former sprinter and Olympic medalist known for his achievements in the 100 and 200 meters.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ |
| collegiateTeam | UTEP Miners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CommonwealthGamesMedalist | silver medal ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1996 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1998 Commonwealth Games NERFINISHED ⓘ 1999 Pan American Games NERFINISHED ⓘ 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2004 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976-03-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Texas at El Paso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| familyName | Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Obadele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | Olympic flag bearer for Barbados ⓘ |
| knownFor | explosive starts and top-end speed ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medalForEvent | men's 100 metres ⓘ |
| medalForGames | 2000 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medalistForCountry | Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Barbados national athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Obadele Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Barbadian ⓘ |
| NCAAChampion |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first Olympic medalist for Barbados in track and field ⓘ |
| occupation | sprinter ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal | bronze medal ⓘ |
| PanAmericanGamesMedalist | bronze medal ⓘ |
| personalBest100m | 9.87 s ⓘ |
| personalBest200m | 19.97 s ⓘ |
| personalBest60m | 6.51 s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bridgetown, Barbados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| retiredFromSport | sprinting ⓘ |
| setWorldBestPerformance | 9.69 s wind-assisted 100 m in 1996 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialization | sprint ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ 60 metres ⓘ |
| spouse | Marion Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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