Lesley Thompson

For those of a similar name, see Leslie Thompson (disambiguation) and Lesley Thomson (disambiguation).

Lesley Thompson
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Eight
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Eight
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Vienna Eight
Silver medal – second place 2010 Lake Karapiro Eight
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lake Bled Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Montreal Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Hazewinkel Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Nottingham Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Cologne Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1999 St. Catharines Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Aiguebelette Eight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Coxed four

Lesley Allison Thompson-Willie (born September 20, 1959) is a Canadian rowing coxswain and Olympic champion. Between 1984 and 2016, she has competed at eight Olympic Games, a record for a rower, winning medals in five of them including gold in the eight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lesley Thompson". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
  2. ^ "Lesley Thompson". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2010.