THOMPSON Lee

5 Mar 1997
24
Male
1.93/6'3''
WORKSOP
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 4 x 400m Relay  
4 x 400m Relay Mixed 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Athletics Championships
YearLocation4 x 400m
2019Doha, QAT8th (DNF)

World Relays
YearLocation4 x 400m
2021Chorzow, POL5th (3:18.87)

World Indoor Championships
YearLocation400m4 x 400m
2018Birmingham, GBRSF (47.14)6th (3:05.08)


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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Washing his car. (magzter.com, 07 Jun 2018)
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Accountant
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Partner Hannah Mulvey
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English
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City of Sheffield and Dearne Athletic Club [Great Britain]
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John Henson [personal], GBR, from 2016
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He took up athletics at age 17. (worksopguardian.co.uk, 22 Feb 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (thestar.co.uk, 11 Mar 2021)
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He trains six days a week. (thestar.co.uk, 11 Mar 2021)
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"The dream is definitely to make it to the top of the top. It was never my ambition to make money when I started the sport, it was all about enjoying it." (thestar.co.uk, 11 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
LATE STARTER
He only took up athletics at age 17, but he says he believes starting late is an advantage. "It's probably helped me out to be honest because I'm not tired of it, I'm still enjoying it. I'm hungry for more." (worksopguardian.co.uk, 22 Feb 2018)

RELAY MISFORTUNES
He was part of the British 4x400m team who were disqualified from the 4x400m relay at the 2018 European Team Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, after British team officials accidentally entered shot putter Youcef Zatat, an athlete who was not at the competition, in the squad instead of 400m runner Rabah Yousif. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, he was part of the 4x400m team who made the final, but the team were disqualified before the baton reached him after Toby Harries and Yousif failed to exchange it. (metro.co.uk, 12 Aug 2019; thetimes.co.uk, 07 Oct 2019)

OCCUPATION
In November 2020 he began working full-time as a junior accountant for a British retail company. He has previously worked as a financial analyst and financial administrative assistant. He completed a certificate in business accounting with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants [CIMA] in 2020. (thestar.co.uk, 11 Mar 2021; LinkedIn profile, 01 Nov 2020)

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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