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Chris Thompson (American Musician)
Chris Thompson may refer to: Sportspeople * Chris Thompson (swimmer) (born 1978), American Olympic swimmer * Chris Thompson (runner) (born 1981), British athlete * Chris Thompson (cornerback) (born 1982), American football player * Chris Thompson (running back) (born 1990), American football player * Chris Thompson (darts player) (born 1971), English darts player * Chris Thompson (footballer, born 1960) (1960–2012), English footballer * Chris Thompson (footballer, born 1982), English footballer * Chris Thompson (cricketer) (born 1987), English cricketer * Chris Thompson (wide receiver) (born 1994), American football player * Chris Thompson (golfer) (born 1976), American golfer Others * Chris Thompson (English musician) (born 1948), English singer and guitarist * Chris Thompson (TV producer) (1952–2015), American director, producer, and writer * Chris Thompson (Canadian musician) (born 1971), Canadian musician See also * Christopher Thompson (other) * Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (swimmer)
Christopher Lee Thompson (born November 30, 1978) is an American former competition swimmer who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle. He was the second American swimmer to break the 15-minute mark in the 1,500-meter freestyle, and held the American record for four years. He attended the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team from 1997 to 2001. Both at Michigan and as a post-graduate, Chris swam under coach Jon Urbanchek from 1997 to 2004. He held the NCAA and American records in the 1,650-yard freestyle for eleven years. Currently, he coaches the Plymouth Canton Cruisers swim team in Plymouth, Michigan. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of University of Michigan alumni References External links Thompson's biofrom USA Swimming. 20 Questions with Chris Thompson from USA Swimming. Chris Thompson, Brooke Bennett Crowned King and Queen of Tibu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (runner)
Christopher Thompson (born 17 April 1981) is a British long-distance runner, who won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, on 27 July 2010 behind his compatriot Mo Farah. Prior to his 2010 medal win he had won the European U23 5000 m Championship in 2003. However he was initially unable to build on this victory, as he had substantial injury problems for a number of years. He is currently coached by Alan Storey. Thompson ran at the 2010 Great Yorkshire Run in September and came close to victory, but was edged out by a second by Australian Craig Mottram. He took on top African runners at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but he could not repeat his podium performance of Barcelona; he finished in fifth place behind Ugandan winner Moses Kipsiro and the Kenyan team, making him the top non-African performer in the event. At the start of the 2011 track season Chris Thompson ran the third fastest 10,000 m by a Briton with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (cornerback)
Christopher J. Thompson (born May 19, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former NFL and CFL cornerback. He is currently cornerbacks coach for the Nicholls Colonels. Playing career College career Thompson played collegiately at Nicholls State University. NFL career Thompson began his professional playing career in the National Football League. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 18th pick of the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft and spent the 2004 NFL season with the Jaguars. He played for the Chicago Bears during the 2005 NFL season, where he appeared in twelve games and accumulated 10 tackles. Thompson played for the Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins during the 2006 season and was with the Buffalo Bills during training camp for the 2007 season. NFL Europe career Berlin Thunder Thompson played for the Berlin Thunder during the 2007 NFL Europe season. CFL career Edmonton Eskimos (1st tenure) After being cut by the Bills, prior to the start of the 2007 NFL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (running Back)
Chris Thompson (born October 20, 1990) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Florida State University and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Early years Thompson grew up in Greenville, Florida and attended and played high school football at Madison High School. He received offers from Florida State, Clemson, Memphis, and Miami. He chose to attend Florida State. College career 2009 On October 10, 2009, Thompson ran for a 49-yard gain against Georgia Tech. On October 31, Thompson ran for his first and second touchdown as a Seminole against North Carolina State. Thompson played in 13 games his freshman year, running for 120 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 10 yards. Thompson returned six kickoffs for 150 yards (25.0 average). 2010 On September 4, 2010, Thompson ran for a touchdown and blocked a punt against Samford. On September 18, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (darts Player)
Chris Thompson (born 8 December 1971 from York) is a former English professional darts player who currently playing in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He uses the nickname Hitman. Career Thompson played county darts for Yorkshire for many years. In 1997, he reached the quarter-finals of the revived News of the World Darts Championship. His best result on the British Darts Organisation circuit was a British Open semi-final in 2004. Thompson joined the PDC in 2007. At the 2008 UK Open, he defeated Adrian Gray, Steve Maish and Brendan Dolan on the way to the quarter-finals, where he was beaten 5–10 by Vincent van der Voort. Thompson achieved some notable results on the 2010 PDC Pro Tour, reaching the semi-finals in two events. In one of those events, in Las Vegas, he defeated Phil Taylor in the quarter-finals before losing to Simon Whitlock. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (footballer, Born 1960)
Christopher Thompson (24 January 1960 – 5 June 2012) was an English footballer who played as a midfielder or a forward. Career Thompson was born in Walsall, West Midlands on 24 January 1960. He started his career at Bolton Wanderers, signing professional terms with the club in 1977 after impressing in the club youth teams. He made his debut for the club on 25 October 1977 in a League Cup match against Peterborough United. His first league appearance for the club came during the 1979–80 season, appearing as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat against Coventry City. He made a total of 81 appearances in all competitions for Bolton, scoring 20 goals, before being transferred to Blackburn Rovers in 1983. During his three-year spell at Blackburn, Thompson made 100 appearances and scored 26 goals before moving to Wigan Athletic in 1986. In his fourth league game for Wigan, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 win against his hometown club Walsall. He scored nine goals during the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (footballer, Born 1982)
Christopher Michael Thompson (born 7 February 1982) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He notably played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, before moving into Non-League football with Northwich Victoria, Droylsden, Leek Town, Chorley, Scarborough, Barrow, Fleetwood Town, Leigh Genesis and Bamber Bridge. Career Thompson joined Liverpool as a youngster but was released in 2001 despite being the club's reserve team top scorer during the 2000/2001 season. Thompson made his debut for his new club Grimsby Town, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute, at home to Norwich City, in a 2–0 defeat in the First Division on 30 October 2001. He made fourteen league appearances for Grimsby, scoring one goal. In 2003, he moved to Northwich Victoria where he scored three goal in 27 league appearances. He spent time on loan at Droylsden and Leek Town before moving to Chorley in 2005 and the following season to Scarborough, where he sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (cricketer)
Christopher Everton Junior Thompson (born 26 June 1987 in Lambeth) is an English cricketer active from 2005 who has played for Leicestershire. He appeared in one first-class match in 2009 as a righthanded batsman who bowls Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ... right arm fast medium. He scored 16 runs with a highest score of 16 and took one wickets with a best performance of one for 45. Notes 1987 births English cricketers Leicestershire cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers Living people Cricketers from the London Borough of Lambeth People from Lambeth {{england-cricket-bio-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (wide Receiver)
Chris Thompson (born May 9, 1994) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Florida, and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2017. Professional career Houston Texans Thompson signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 16, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Texans' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 27, 2017. On August 28, 2018, Thompson was waived by the Texans. Orlando Apollos In 2019, Thompson joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football. San Francisco 49ers After the AAF folded in April 2019, he signed with the San Francisco 49ers on August 3, 2019, but was waived five days later. He was re-signed on August 20, 2019. He was waived on August 31, 2019. In October 2019, Thompson was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft The 2020 XFL Draft was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (golfer)
Christopher David Thompson (born July 11, 1976) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the PGA Tour. Early life and education Thompson attended the University of Kansas where he was a two-time all-American, the first to do so at the university. He earned a degree in Business Administration. Career Thompson turned professional in 1999 and qualified for the Web.com Tour in 2007. He played in 30 events that year, with only 16 starts in 2008 and losing his tour status. He failed to qualify for the Web.com Tour in 2015 by missing a birdie putt on his final hole of the tour's qualifying tournament. He qualified for the tour in 2018 and finished the season as one of the most productive players. Thompson earned his PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season after finishing in the top 25 on the Web.com Tour money list, becoming a rookie on the tour at the age of 42. Going into the tour, he had nine professional victories, including the 2014 Nebraska Open. Professional wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (English Musician)
Christopher Hamlet Thompson (born 9 March 1948) is an English singer and guitarist known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, specifically for his lead vocal on the classic hit "Blinded By the Light" and for his solo accomplishments. Biography Thompson was born in Ashford, Kent, England, but raised in New Zealand. His early musical experiences were whilst still at school with the band The Paragons that played at weekly church youth club dances. Later, as his talent became clear, the band was reformed as Dynasty with other musicians and achieved much local success on the New Zealand music scene. Thompson's last band in New Zealand was Mandrake, formed with university friends who played the Friday and Saturday night dances in and around Hamilton City. He went to Australia before returning to England in 1973 to pursue a musical career, eventually joining Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976. In 1978, he was featured in ''Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Thompson (TV Producer)
Chris Thompson (1952 – June 26, 2015) was an American television writer, producer and director. Beginning in 1977, he wrote and produced for the television series ''Laverne & Shirley'' and ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He had also created, written and produced ''Bosom Buddies'', ''The Naked Truth'', ''Action'', ''Ladies Man'' and the Disney Channel original series, ''Shake It Up'', as well co-written the feature films ''Jumpin' Jack Flash'' and ''Back to the Beach''. Career Born Christopher Thompson, he began his career at the age of 23, when he was approached by a producer who was impressed by his improv performance at the Off The Wall theater in Los Angeles. Thompson thought this was his big acting break, but it was really the start of his prolific writing and producing career (the producer offered him an apprentice writing position on the series ''Sirota's Court''). Soon after, he was introduced to producer Garry Marshall and worked as a writer on ''Blansky's Beauties' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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