Ian Thompson (''Ian Ronald Thompson;'' 8 December 1968 – 15 March 1999) was a Bahamian

high jumper The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

Career

He finished eleventh at the 1995 World Championships. He won the

Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). It is d ...

in 1988. He died in March 1999 and the Bahamian 4x100 metre women's relay team dedicated their gold medal in the 1999 World Championships to him.iaaf.org:
Flash interviews: Women's 4x100m Relay Final
'' 28 August 1999

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at ''Sports-Reference.com'' 1968 births 1999 deaths Bahamian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas {{bahamas-athletics-bio-stub