Simon Thompson
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Simon Thompson is an athlete from Australia
. He competes in triathlon
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Thompson trains with the Tridents Triathlon Club in Canberra and is coached by Ben Gathercole. http://www.tridents.com.au
Thompson competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics
. He placed tenth with a total time of 1:52:47.18.
Thompson, who was named as the reserve for the Australian Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 team, competed in the place of Greg Bennett. Bennett withdrew due to injury. Thompson placed 11th in this race. He controlled much of the race to assist his Australian Team mates, Brad Kahlefeldt(1st) and Peter Robertson(3rd).
Other notable achievements include Triathlon World Cup victory at Mooloolaba 2005 and winning the Australian long course title 2005.
Simon is sponsored by Avanti Bikes.
Simon's website is http://www.simonthompson.com.au
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He competes in triathlon
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
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Thompson trains with the Tridents Triathlon Club in Canberra and is coached by Ben Gathercole. http://www.tridents.com.au
Thompson competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. He placed tenth with a total time of 1:52:47.18.
Thompson, who was named as the reserve for the Australian Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 team, competed in the place of Greg Bennett. Bennett withdrew due to injury. Thompson placed 11th in this race. He controlled much of the race to assist his Australian Team mates, Brad Kahlefeldt(1st) and Peter Robertson(3rd).
Other notable achievements include Triathlon World Cup victory at Mooloolaba 2005 and winning the Australian long course title 2005.
Simon is sponsored by Avanti Bikes.
Simon's website is http://www.simonthompson.com.au