Ian Thompson (high jumper) explained

Ian Thompson (Ian Ronald Thompson; 8 December 1968 – 15 March 1999) was a Bahamian high jumper.

Career

He finished eleventh at the 1995 World Championships. He won the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in 1988.

He died in March 1999 and the Bahamian 4x100 metre women's relay team dedicated their gold medal in the 1999 World Championships to him.[1]

Achievements

Representing the
1987CARIFTA Games (U-20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagobgcolor=silver2nd2.09 m
1988CARIFTA Games (U-20)Kingston, Jamaicabgcolor=gold1st2.11 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Nassau, Bahamasbgcolor=gold1st2.05 m
1993Buffalo, United States8th2.21 m
1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada9th2.25 m
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th2.25 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States10th (q)2.26 m
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France18th (q)2.20 m

External links

Notes and References

  1. iaaf.org: Flash interviews: Women's 4x100m Relay Final. 28 August 1999