Bronwyn Thompson



Bronwyn Lee Thompson ( Rockhampton , January 291978 ) is a former Australianathlete, who specialized in the long jump . Three times she took part in the Olympic Games, but remained medal charge . She was five times Australian champion in the long jump and also oceanic record holder in this discipline.



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[ hide ]  *1 Biography  ==Biography [ edit] == Bronwyn was the youngest of four children. As a child she excelled in athletics and volleyball, but she decided to focus on athletics. itself
 * 2 Titles
 * 3 Personal bests
 * 4 Honours
 * 4.1 jump

After a break for her studies physiotherapy she took in 2000 a first part in the Olympics . In Sydney she missed with a best jump of 6.55m just the final. Subsequently, there is detected a tumor in her repels foot, which had to be surgically removed. In 2001, she broke the Australian record with a jump of 6.88. Afterwards, she broke her own record in 2002 and brought it to 7.00, which was also an oceanic record. Even then, however, often remained injuries cause problems. At the Commonwealth Games in 2002, she was nevertheless started as favorite, but due to an injury, she finished in sixth place. At the 2003 World Cup Thompson jumped to seventh place with a best jump of 6.48.

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she jumped to 6.96, good for fourth place (after three Russian athletes Tatyana Lebedeva , Irina Simagina and Tatyana Kotova ). Barely a week later, Thompson was another injury, this time to the knee.This injury nearly spelled the end of her career, but after a year's absence, she made ​​her comeback then. At the Commonwealth Games in 2006 in Melbourne, she again showed her best form and she jumped to 6.97 with a gold medal in the long jump. That same year, Thompson finished second in her specialty even during the IAAF World Athletics Final.

Afterwards, Thompson took another part in the 2007 World Cup and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, but they never played the finals.

In 2009, she ended her career. ==Titles [ Edit] == ==Personal records [ Edit] == ==Honours [ edit] == ===jump [ edit] ===
 * Australian champion jump - 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008
 * 2003: 7th World Cup - 6.48m
 * 2004: 4th OS - 6.96 m
 * 2006: Commonwealth Games - 6,97 m
 * 2006: World Athletics Final - 6,77 m