THOMPSON Chris
Great BritainEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics |
Men's Marathon | 54 |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Sapporo Odori Park |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
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Olympic Games
European Championships
World Marathon Majors
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
| Year | Location | 10,000m |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | London, GBR | 25th (29:06.14) |
European Championships
| Year | Location | 5000m | 10,000m |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Berlin, GER | 9th (13:25.11) | 11th (28:33.12) |
World Marathon Majors
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Marathon | 2019/2020 | London, GBR | 2:13:32 |
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Thommo (bbc.co.uk, 21 Jul 2011; Twitter profile, 29 Jun 2014)
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Athlete
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Loughborough University, Great Britain
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Wife Jemma Simpson, son Theo [2021]
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English
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Aldershot, Farnham and District [Great Britain]
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Alan Storey
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His wife Jemma Simpson represented Great Britain in the 800m at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 Mar 2021; bbc.co.uk, 26 Mar 2021)
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In early 2021, nine weeks before the British Olympic marathon trials, his right hand was crushed by a removal van while he was moving house. He required surgery involving the insertion of a metal plate into his hand. He was advised to take three weeks off running but instead continued to run in a lightweight cast. He recovered in time for the trials and met the qualifying standard for the 2020 Olympic Games. (athleticsweekly.com, 12 Apr 2021)
After struggling with an Achilles tendon injury for several years, in 2014 he opted to have surgery. Doctors warned that his running career could be over after the operation, as they feared they would have to completely sever and reattach the tendon. Some of the tendon was saved, but he continued to run with pain in his Achilles until 2020. (athleticsweekly.com, 12 Apr 2021)
He missed the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Republic of Korea, with an Achilles tendon problem and a hernia. (dailymail.co.uk, 14 May 2012)
In the aftermath of his initial shin injury in 2004 he struggled with a series of problems including a torn calf, torn Achilles tendon, knee cartilage irritation, knee cap movement issues, a torn back muscle, and a quadricep injury. (runnerslife.co.uk, 22 May 2010)
A stress response in his shin in 2004 meant he could not run the following year and he almost quit the sport. He started again in 2006 but suffered from knee and back problems and it was not until 2010 that he could run for six full months without breaking down. (thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk, 12 Apr 2012; runnerslife.co.uk, 22 May 2010)
After struggling with an Achilles tendon injury for several years, in 2014 he opted to have surgery. Doctors warned that his running career could be over after the operation, as they feared they would have to completely sever and reattach the tendon. Some of the tendon was saved, but he continued to run with pain in his Achilles until 2020. (athleticsweekly.com, 12 Apr 2021)
He missed the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, Republic of Korea, with an Achilles tendon problem and a hernia. (dailymail.co.uk, 14 May 2012)
In the aftermath of his initial shin injury in 2004 he struggled with a series of problems including a torn calf, torn Achilles tendon, knee cartilage irritation, knee cap movement issues, a torn back muscle, and a quadricep injury. (runnerslife.co.uk, 22 May 2010)
A stress response in his shin in 2004 meant he could not run the following year and he almost quit the sport. He started again in 2006 but suffered from knee and back problems and it was not until 2010 that he could run for six full months without breaking down. (thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk, 12 Apr 2012; runnerslife.co.uk, 22 May 2010)
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He began running at age nine at school, after which he was encouraged to join a local club. (telegraph.co.uk, 04 Aug 2011; on-running.com, 01 Apr 2017)
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He used to run with his father and realised he was good at it when he beat him. (telegraph.co.uk, 04 Aug 2011)
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"I have a checklist of warm-up habits to prepare for a race. I feel it's important to get your body and mind ready through a calming list to tick off so when I'm on the start line I feel ready and prepared for the challenge ahead." (on-running.com, 01 Apr 2017)
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"In a sport which relies on no one but yourself when the going gets tough and empathy hard to find, I was once told, 'If it was easy everyone would be doing it'. It struck a chord that if I wanted to succeed I'll have to find it within myself the same as everyone else." (on-running.com, 01 Apr 2017)
Legend
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- Gold Medal Event
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- Silver Medal Event
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- Bronze Medal Event
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