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Lesley Thompson

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lesley Thompson is the 3,326th most popular athlete (down from 3,223rd in 2024), the 976th most popular biography from Canada and the 69th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lesley Thompson ranks 3,326 out of 6,025. Before her are Véronique Claudel, Julio César La Cruz, Zola Budd, Robert Harting, Paul Chelimo, and Yulimar Rojas. After her are Melaine Walker, Bogdan Musioł, Brenda Taylor, Joel Sánchez, Kathrin Haacker, and Arsi Harju.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Lesley Thompson ranks 737. Before her are Stephen Kotkin, Nils Johan Semb, Zainab Bangura, Francis Magee, Georgi Dimitrov, and Paul Attanasio. After her are Todd Graff, Charles Kennedy, Wendy B. Lawrence, Hugo Rodríguez, Steven Strogatz, and Ralph Northam.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Lesley Thompson ranks 977 out of 1,622. Before her are Lee Aaron (1962), Harvey Atkin (1942), Sébastien Lareau (1973), Tamara Rojo (1974), Victor Webster (1973), and Ruth B. (1995). After her are Lauren Lee Smith (1980), Eric Lamaze (1968), Lynda Lemay (1966), Marc Martel (1976), Eric Brewer (1979), and Samantha Ferris (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Lesley Thompson ranks 69. Before her are Bruce Robertson (1962), Diane Foster (1928), Chris Bumstead (1995), Mike Smith (1982), Dick Pound (1942), and Theoren Fleury (1968). After her are Eric Lamaze (1968), Brian McMahon (1961), Kathleen Heddle (1965), Michael Rascher (1965), John Wallace (1962), and Jill Scott (null).

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