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'''Geoff Thompson''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} is a British [[karate]] fighter. He is the winner of multiple [[European Karate Championships]] and [[World Karate Championships]] medals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/interview-geoff-thompson--streetfighting-miracle-man-1089565.html |title=Interview: Geoff Thompson – Street-fighting miracle man |publisher=[[The Independent|Independent]] |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> Thompson was honoured in 1995 in the Queens New Year’s Honours list with an MBE for his services to sport.<ref name=Personally>{{cite web |url=https://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/speaker/geoff-thompson-mbe/ |title=Geoff Thompson MBE – Personally Speaking Bureau|accessdate=9 February 2017}}</ref> He is |
'''Geoff Thompson''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} is a British [[karate]] fighter. He is the winner of multiple [[European Karate Championships]] and [[World Karate Championships]] medals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/interview-geoff-thompson--streetfighting-miracle-man-1089565.html |title=Interview: Geoff Thompson – Street-fighting miracle man |publisher=[[The Independent|Independent]] |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> Thompson was honoured in 1995 in the Queens New Year’s Honours list with an MBE for his services to sport.<ref name=Personally>{{cite web |url=https://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/speaker/geoff-thompson-mbe/ |title=Geoff Thompson MBE – Personally Speaking Bureau|accessdate=9 February 2017}}</ref> He is the founder and executive chair of the Youth Charter, a charity established in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2008/jul/30/equality.youngpeople |title=Black youths to get top role models |publisher=[[Theguardian.com|Guardian]] |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cypnow.co.uk/ypn/news/1067160/big-interview-choosing-culture-crime-geoff-thompson-mbe-founder-youth-charter-sport-culture-arts#sthash.VbS2MJes.dpuf |title=BIG INTERVIEW: Choosing culture over crime – Geoff Thompson MBE, founder, Youth Charter for Sport, Culture and Arts |publisher=[[CYPN]] |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/blogs/14454-alan-hubbard-big-geoff-thompson-is-invisible-only-to-the-powers-in-british-sport-it-seems |title=Alan Hubbard: Big Geoff Thompson is invisible only to the powers in British sport, it seems |publisher=Inside |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AevsF1s6oLUC&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=geoff+Thompson+karate+world+champion&source=bl&ots=Ziyf_8XQuD&sig=ghOyA99hFiZXrKHp3OkPkjIW9CA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LnZ6VNSeJ5fXaqDqgfgC&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAzge#v=onepage&q=geoff%20Thompson%20karate%20world%20champion&f=false |title=The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |accessdate=30 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Geoff Thompson MBE is a British karate fighter. He is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships medals.[2] Thompson was honoured in 1995 in the Queens New Year’s Honours list with an MBE for his services to sport.[3] He is the founder and executive chair of the Youth Charter, a 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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