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	Obadele Thompson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Obadele Thompson (born March 30, 1976) is a (A quick run) sprint (A person trained to compete in sports) athlete from (Easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela) Barbados.
		Born in Saint Michael, Thompson was educated in marketing and economics at the (A university in Austin, Texas) University of Texas, (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States.
		Thompson came in fourth place in the 200 m.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/ob/obadele_thompson.htm (254 words)

	Obadele Thompson Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Obadele Thompson (born March 30, 1976) is an athlete from Barbados.
		Although with the top sprinters in the late 1990s, Thompson just failed to win any medals in major championships, finishing fourth in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 1999 World Championships.
		Thompson missed out on a second medal by again ending up in fourth place in the 200 m race.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/o/ob/obadele_thompson.html (183 words)

	Obadele Thompson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Junior world record holder in 1994, he came close to winning an Olympic medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, when he finished 4th in the 200 m.
		Thompson came in fourth place in the 200 m.
		In April 1996 in El Paso, Texas, Obadele ran the fastest 100 m race ever.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Obadele_Thompson (215 words)

	Thompson Takes a Risk and Comes Up Limping
		As Thompson readied himself Friday night at the national collegiate championships, he was a favorite at 100 and 200 meters.
		Thompson left the blocks heavily in the 100 semifinals, and his fluid stride seemed restrained, sluggish.
		Thompson is the latest splash in a wave of sprinters and jumpers from Caribbean and Atlantic island nations that has pounded ashore at American universities.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/cntdown/0602oly-run-ncaa-thompson.html (856 words)

	Obadele Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A Junior World Record holder in 1994, he came close towinning an Olympic medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, when he finished 4th in the 200 m final, which was won by Michael Johnson in a new World Record time.
		Although with the top sprinters in the late 1990s, Thompson just failed to win anymedals in major championships, finishing fourth in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 1999 World Championships.
		Thompson missed out on a second medal by again ending up in fourth place in the 200 mrace.
	www.therfcc.org /obadele-thompson-340549.html (179 words)

	Cayman Net News: Caribbean sprinter has high hopes for the Olympics
		Frustrated by a series of ailments and injuries that have threatened his career, Obadele Thompson, a bronze medallist in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, is now healthy again and looking forward to great things as he gets ready for the 2004 Olympics Games in Athens.
		Thompson was in the company of other elite athletes such as world 100 metre record holder Tim Montgomery, Olympic gold medallist Marion Jones and Caymanian sprinter Kareem Street Thompson.
		Thompson admitted that, while his current programme has been fairly intense, it has not been as demanding as what he experienced last year when he was making a return after injury.
	www.caymannetnews.com /2004/02/585/thompson.shtml (771 words)

	Obadele Thompson in finals of the men’s 100 metres at Athens Olympic Games Barbados sportsman in action
		ATHENS – Obadele Thompson finished seventh in the final of the men’s 100 metres at the Athens Olympic Games yesterday in a race which saw the three fastest men in the Caribbean shut out of the medals.
		Thompson, the Sydney 2000 bronze medalist, clocked 10.10 seconds in the night-capper which saw 22-year-old American Justin Gatlin taking gold in a personal best 9.85 seconds, one hundredths of a second off Donavan Bailey’s Olympic record (9.84).
		After the race, Thompson said he expected a much faster time, but was pleased with his performance, sneaking into the final with 10.22, the last qualifier in his semifinal heat.
	www.caribzones.com /obadelethompson230804.html (564 words)

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		Thompson broke the NCAA collegiate record in the indoor 200 meters this past year with a time of 20.36, the fourth fastest in the history of the world.
		Thompson could have become a professional sprinter after the fourth place Olympic finish, but he elected to return to UTEP to finish his degree and give his Miner team one last season.
		Originally from Barbados, Thompson is called by local media "the greatest athlete in the history of his country." But he has deeply involved himself in his adopted community of El Paso.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/sfc/sfcppp21.htm (386 words)

	WWW.TOTHENEXTLEVEL.ORG
		Obadele Thompson was surrounded by faithful followers of Christ he grew up in Barbados.
		He finished fourth in the 200 meters in the 1996 Olympics, is a four-time national university champion, and holds the world record in the 55-meters (indoors) at 5.99.
		Thompson gives all the glory to Christ, but he does not suggest that everything comes easy.
	www.tothenextlevel.org /docs/testimony_pages/thompson_obadele.html (456 words)

	Station Information - Thompson
		Make sure you are really looking for Thompson rather than Thomson or Thomsen.
		Thompson is the name of some places in the United States of America including
		Sadie Thompson, a 1928 film about a "fallen woman" which was remade several times
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/t/th/thompson.html (168 words)

	Thompson: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Thompson
		Eric Thompson[?] -- British actor, Emma Thompson's father
		Richard Wigginton Thompson — 19th century U.S. politician (USS Thompson (DD-305))
		Robert Means Thompson — U.S. Navy officer (USS Thompson (DD-627))
	www.encyclopedian.com /th/Thompson.html (179 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| olympics \| news History man Thompson honoured
		Barbadian Obadele Thompson, who became his country’s first Olympic medallist after collecting bronze, arrived home to a hero’s welcome.
		Thompson received a sports car for winning the 100m bronze medal in Sydney.
		Thompson was presented with a BMW convertible by a local garage and was offered a diplomatic posting by the Barbadian government.
	sport.iafrica.com /olympics/news/97178.htm (186 words)

	ipedia.com: Obadele Thompson Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados.
		Although with the top sprinters in the late 1990s, Thompson just failed to win any medals in major championships, finishing fourth in both the 100 m.
		Thompson missed out on a second medal by again ending up in fourth place in the 200 m.
	www.ipedia.com /obadele_thompson.html (256 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Blackett and Thompson win titles at Barbados Championships
		Thompson, the 2000 Sydney 100-metres Olympic bronze medallist easily won the men's 200m dash, while Blackett set a national record in a rare showing in the women's 100m hurdles.
		Thompson, who ran the fastest-ever 100 metres under any condition at 9.69 at high altitude in El Paso with wind more than 5 m/sec, won the men's 200m in 21 seconds even, a time that is far from his personal best 19.97 established in Yokohama, Japan on September 2000.
		Thompson defeated Jamal Simmons, the 100m champion from Saturday at 21.10 and Ramon Gittens at 21.19.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/06/21/titles.shtml (380 words)

	RW: Road to Sydney: 2000 Olympics: Men's 100 meter Dash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Dwain Chambers, the youngest man of the final at 22, was looking to be his closest challenger but Green's training partner Ato Bolden (whose 0.136 was actually the quickest reaction time), moved into a clear second and he ran a strong 9.99.
		A late rush from Obadele Thompson (10.04) nipped him past Chambers (10.08) with Drummond (10.09) a close fifth.
		Barbados's Obadele Thompson got a very fast start as he ran the quickest time so far of 10.23.
	www.runnersworld.com /events/road2sydney/sydney/events/m100m.html (1970 words)

	Metabolic Diet Clients: Oba Thompson
		Obadele Thompson is the world's fastest man. At a 100 meter race in El Paso Texas in 1996, he turned in a 9.69 second performance.
		Obadele, known to friends as "Oba", joined the Mizuno Team in 1998.
		Since signing with Mizuno, he has continued to improve his running, with the first of many goals achieved when he won a bronze in the 100m at Sydney, becoming Barbados' first Olympic medal holder since the country become a sovereign nation, and an instant national hero.
	www.metabolicdiet.com /clients/oba_thompson/default.asp (490 words)

	Obadele Thompson - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Obadele Thompson - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Obadele_Thompson (214 words)

	Thompson - Freecyclopedia.com :: The World Bank of Knowledge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ed Thompson - U.S politician (United States Libertarian Party)
		Robert Means Thompson - U.S. Navy officer (USS Thompson (DD-627))
		William Hale Thompson - former Mayor of Chicago
	www.sneaknews.com /econtents/th/Thompson.html (233 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Obadele cruises to 100m victory
		YOKOHAMA, Japan: Barbadian sprinter Obadele Thompson has won the men's 100 metres at the Yokohama Super Track and Field.
		Thompson got off to a quick start at International Stadium Yokohama and crossed the finish line in 10.20 seconds.
		World record holder, Tim Montgomery of the United States, was second in 10.32 followed by Japan's Nobuharu Asahara in 10.39.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2003/09/26/thompson.htm (260 words)

	Obadele Thompson External links sprint athlete Barbados University of Texas world record Michael Johnson Sydney ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Obadele Thompson External links sprint athlete Barbados University of Texas world record Michael Johnson Sydney Australia El Paso
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	en.powerwissen.com /zffXl%2BANPtrQJJtPWSmJHA%3D%3D_Obadele_Thompson.html (292 words)

	trinicenter.com - Sport - Obadele Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Saturday September 23rd 5:20 a.m., Barbados welcomed Obadele Thompson to the realm of truly great international sporting heroes.
		He placed third in the 100 metres dash at the 27th staging of the Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
		Thompson’s success therefore has multiple significance to our people and country.
	www.trinicenter.com /Sports/oba.htm (338 words)

	CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Jayasinghe and Thompson enjoy double sprint victories - September 09, 2000 10:29 AM - -
		TOKYO, Sept 9 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's sprint queen Susanthika Jayasinghe and Obadele Thompson of Barbados enjoyed a spring double at the Yokohama athletics meet on Saturday to tune up for the Sydney Olympic Games.
		Thompson also set a new personal best and a meet record by clocking 19.97 to win the men's 200m.
		Pole vault's greatest ever exponent Sergei Bubuka of the Ukraine, who set a world record twice in this meet in the past, bid a sad farewell to his fans in Japan as he left the stadium without a record, leaving Okkert Brits of South Africa as the winner.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/olympics/newswire/2000/09/09/205253122921_afp (658 words)

	Indiainfo.com - Olympics - News - Greene, Jones emerge as fastest athletes
		The American came into the Games as favourite and lived up to his billing with a blistering 9.87 seconds gold medal performance.
		Greene's training partner and great friend Ato Boldon was second in 9.99 with Obadele Thompson of Barbados edging out Briton Dwain Chambers for bronze in 10.04.
		But greene was never in danger as he started strongly and powered to the 50-metre mark with his eyes focused only on the track just in front of him.
	www.thatscricket.com /olympics/2000/news/09/23/230900athletics1.html (462 words)

	Evening News (Edinburgh, Scotland) : Obadele withdrawal boosts Walker bid! @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		DOUGIE WALKER'S gold medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games were given a huge boost today with the shock withdrawal of 200 metres favourite Obadele Thompson.
		However, the Edinburgh race ace, who eased through as one of eight Britons to reach the second round in Kuala Lumpur, admitted he was happy just to be running.
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	static.elibrary.com /e/eveningnewsedinburghscotland/september181998/obadelewithdrawalboostswalkerbid/index.html (211 words)

	USATODAY.com - Gatlin overcomes wind to win 100 meters at Japan GP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		American Brian Lewis was second in 10.28 and Obadele Thompson of Barbados took third in 10.30.
		The race was much slower than Gatlin's gold-medal sprint at Athens, when five runners clocked under 9.95.
		400 relay — 1, James Carter, United States, Obadele Thompson, Barbados, Dudley Dorival, Haiti, Brian Lewis, United States, 39.69 seconds.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/track/2005-05-07-gatlin-japan_x.htm (578 words)

	Herald Sun: Thompson flies to 100m victory (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		OBADELE Thompson of Barbados burst out of the blocks on Tuesday to win the men's 100 metres at the Yokohama Super Track and Field meet.
		World record holder Tim Montgomery of the United States was second in 10.32sec followed by Japan's Nobuharu Asahara in 10.39sec.
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	www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,7354767%255E23218,00.html (405 words)

	Ato Boldon External link December 30 athlete football Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Frankie Fredericks silver Barbados bronze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In 1997, he won his first title, taking the 200 m at the World Championships, his country's first title in that competition.
		The following year Ato picked up gold in the 100 m 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recording a time of 9.88 seconds beating Namibia's Frankie Fredericks (9.96) into silver and Obadele Thompson (10.00) Barbados bronze.
		A silver medal in the 100 m and a bronze in the 200 m were the result of the 2000 Summer Olympics, after he had been hampered by injuries the year before.
	en.powerwissen.com /BOixMYuj8aAvn8kzX8BDqg%3D%3D_Ato_Boldon.html (363 words)

	The Sunday Mail QLD: Thompson flies to 100m victory (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Sunday Mail QLD: Thompson flies to 100m victory (archived)
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		Thompson got off to a quick start at International Stadium Yokohama and crossed the finish line in 10.20sec.
	www.thesundaymail.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,7354767%255E23218,00.html (403 words)

	Ato Boldon wins the gold medal (left), leaving Obadele Thompson of Barbados (right) trailing in his wake
		Ato Boldon wins the gold medal (left), leaving Obadele Thompson of Barbados (right) trailing in his wake - Athletics - Sixth IAAF World Championships - Athens 1997 - Men's 200m Final - EMPICS Sports Photo Library
		Ato Boldon wins the gold medal (left), leaving Obadele Thompson of Barbados (right) trailing in his wake
		Ato Boldon wins the gold medal (left), leaving Obadele Thompson of Barbados (right) trailing in his wake is just one of over 400,000 photographs available online from the EMPICS Sports Photo Library
	photos.empics.com /g52/p24/256170.htm (201 words)

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