Geoff Thompson (karateka)
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Medal record
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Geoff Thompson is a British karateka. He is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships medals.[2] Geoff was honoured in 1995 in the Queens New Year’s Honours list with an MBE for his services to sport.[3] He is Founder and Executive Chair of the Youth Charter a UK based charity established in 1993.[4][5][6][7]
Achievements
- 1982 World Karate Championships Gold Medal
- 1983 European Karate Championships Silver Medal
- 1985 World Games Kumite Gold Medal
- 1986 World Karate Championships Silver Medal
References
- ↑ "Memoirs of a Karate Fighter". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Interview: Geoff Thompson – Street-fighting miracle man". Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "Geoff Thompson MBE – Personally Speaking Bureau". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Black youths to get top role models". Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "BIG INTERVIEW: Choosing culture over crime – Geoff Thompson MBE, founder, Youth Charter for Sport, Culture and Arts". CYPN. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "Alan Hubbard: Big Geoff Thompson is invisible only to the powers in British sport, it seems". Inside. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ↑ "The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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