Obadele Thompson

Obadele Thompson (born March 30, 1976) is a sprint athlete from Barbados. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados.  He won a bronze medal in the 100m race.

His fastest legal time in the 100 m is 9.87. He ran his personal best in the 200 m at 19.97 in 2000.

Biography
Born in Saint Michael, Thompson attended Harrison College.  He then went to the University of Texas at El Paso, United States.

On February 21, 2007 Thompson announced his engagement to Marion Jones, then pregnant. The marriage took place on February 24, 2007 in North Carolina.  Their first child together, son Amir, was born in July 2007. A daughter, Eva-Marie, was born in June 2009.

Personal bests

EventVenueTimeDate55 m U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs5.99February 22, 199760m Fairfax, Virginia6.56February 19, 1999100 mJohannesburg, South Africa9.87September 11, 1998200 mYokohama, Japan19.97September 9, 2000400 mEl Paso, Texas45.38March 30, 1996

Achievements

 Year Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting 1991CARIFTA Games (U-17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1st100 m10.5   (2.6 m/s) w3rd200 m22.261992CARIFTA Games (U-17)Nassau, Bahamas1st100 m10.59 w2nd200 m21.61CARIFTA Games (U-20)2nd4x100 m relay41.841993CARIFTA Games (U-20)Fort-de-France, Martinique1st100 m10.71   (-0.9 m/s)2nd200 m21.42   (-0.3 m/s)3rd4x100 m relay42.47Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia 1st100 m10.30 wPan American Junior ChampionshipsWinnipeg, Canada3rd100m10.762nd200m21.18 w1994CARIFTA Games (U-20)Bridgetown, Barbados1st100 m10.331st200 m20.71Central American and Caribbean Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad 1st100m10.0   (-0.3 m/s) 1st200m21.1   (-0.2 m/s)World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4th100m10.29   (1.2 m/s)5th (sf)200 m21.28   (1.9 m/s)1995Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 1st100 m10.18 A 1st200 m20.49 A CRUniversiadeFukuoka, Japan2nd100 m10.34   (1.3 m/s)World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th (qf)100 m10.30   (-0.5 m/s)7th (sf)200 m20.66   (-0.9 m/s)1996NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana1st200mOlympic GamesAtlanta, Georgia6th (sf)10010.16   (-0.5 m/s)4th200m20.14   (0.4 m/s)1997NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, Indiana1st200mNCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsBloomington, Indiana1st100 m1st200 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece6th (sf)100 m10.30   (-0.8 m/s)6th200m20.37   (2.3 m/s) wIAAF Grand Prix FinalFukuoka, Japan2nd200 m20.19   (0.3 m/s)1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd100m10.00IAAF World CupJohannesburg, South Africa1st100 m9.87   (-0.2 m/s) NRIAAF Grand Prix FinalMoscow, Russia2nd100 m10.11   (0.1 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela 1st100 m10.201999IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan2nd200 m20.26Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st100 m10.23World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain4th100 m10.00   (0.2 m/s)4th200 m20.23   (1.2 m/s)IAAF Grand Prix FinalMunich, Germany4th200 m20.21   (-0.8 m/s)2000Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia3rd100 m10.04   (-0.3 m/s)4th200 m20.20   (-0.6 m/s)2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada5th (sf)100 m10.31   (-1.7 m/s)2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, EnglandDNS (qf)100 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France4th (qf)100 m10.14   (0.6 m/s)2004Summer OlympicsAthens, Greece7th100 m10.10   (0.6 m/s)2005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas4th200m20.53   (1.8 m/s)World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th (qf)100 m10.34   (-1.0 m/s)DNS (h)200 m

References

Category:1976 births
Category:Living people
Category:Barbadian sportspeople
Category:Olympic bronze medalists