THOMPSON Brett

United States of America

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 17 Aug 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.95/6'4''

Place of birth: TEMPE, AZ

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : SAN DIEGO, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men USA United States	6

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M06 USA United States 19 KEN Kenya 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M11 USA United States 19 IRL Ireland 17	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M18 RSA South Africa 17 USA United States 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M22 GBR Great Britain 26 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M25 CAN Canada 14 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-6 #M32 USA United States 7 RSA South Africa 28	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA
13	Men	2013	Moscow, RUS

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019
6	Men	2018

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	London, GBR
6	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2018	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN
6	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN
9	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Hobbies:

Travelling, technology, nature. (teamusa.org, 01 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach, Sales

Education:

University of Arizona, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Mike Friday [national], ENG

Position style:

Forward (teamusa.org, 01 Jul 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His father has coached rugby at Arizona State University in the United States of America. (rugbywrapup.com, 04 Aug 2014)

Other sports:

He played American football for the University of Arizona in the United States of America. He also represented the United States of America in rugby union [15-a-side] at the 2015 World Cup in England. (usa.rugby, 01 Jul 2021)

Debut:

2012 for United States of America (usa.rugby, 01 Jul 2021)

Start:

He began playing rugby union [15-a-side] at age 14. (usa.rugby, 01 Jul 2021)

Reason:

"I grew up on the rugby pitch. My dad would bring me and my brother to every training and game as a way to basically babysit us as my mum had work in the evenings back in the day." (rugbywrapup.com, 04 Aug 2014)

General Interest

General
DUAL NATIONALITY
Born in the United States of America, he also holds British citizenship through his father, who was born in Northern Ireland. (goffrugbyreport.com, 07 Sep 2014)

EDUCATION
After graduating with a degree in city/urban, community and regional planning from the University of Arizona in the United States of America, he went on to study for a bachelor's degree in project management from DeVry University in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 14 Jul 2021)

OCCUPATION
Alongside his rugby sevens career, he works as the head rugby coach at Francis Parker School in San Diego, CA, United States of America. He has also worked as a sales and marketing intern at USI Insurance Services in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 14 Jul 2021)

CHANGING SPORT
He initially played American football at the University of Arizona in the United States of America before deciding to switch to rugby. "[I] lost the love for the game of football. Still loved playing games but everything that went into it was too much for me." (rugbywrapup.com, 04 Aug 2014)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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