Leslie Thompson (skier)

Leslie Thompson (born 1963) is a former American cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Calgary in 1988 and her best individual finish of 32nd in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Lillehammer in 1994.

Leslie Thompson
Country United States
Born (1963-09-09) September 9, 1963
Burlington, Vermont, United States
World Cup career
Seasons19851986, 19881990, 19921995
Indiv. podiums0
Team podiums0
Indiv. starts39
Team starts6
Overall titles0 – (39th in 1993)

Thompson's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 20th twice in the 30 km event (1993, 1995). Her best World cup finish was 17th in a 10 km event in Switzerland in 1993.

Thompson earned seven individual career victories in FIS races at distances between 5 km and 30 km from 1993 to 1995.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   5 km   10 km  15 km  Pursuit   20 km  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988243945N/AN/A25N/A8
19922852N/A41N/A13
19943040N/A3732N/A10

World Championships

 Year   Age   5 km  10 km
 classical 
 10 km
 freestyle 
 15 km  Pursuit  30 km  4 × 5 km 
 relay 
198925N/A4332N/A3611
19932934N/AN/A25208
19953122N/AN/A2420

Season standings

 Season   Age  Overall
198521NC
198622NC
198824NC
198925NC
199026NC
199228NC
19932939
19943044
19953146

References

  1. "THOMPSON Leslie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.