Geoff Thompson (karateka)

Geoff Thompson MBE DL FRSA is a British karate fighter. He is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships medals.[2] Thompson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1995 New Year Honours for services to sport, particularly karate.[3][4] He is the founder and executive chair of the Youth Charter, a charity established in 1993.[5][6][7][8]

Geoff Thompson
MBE DL FRSA
StyleWado-ryu Karate[1]
WebsiteOfficial site
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  United Kingdom
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1983 Madrid Kumite open
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 Tapei Kumite +80 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Sydney Kumite +80 kg
World Games
Gold medal – first place 1985 London Kumite +80 kg

Thompson has also been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[9]

Achievements

Video game

In 1985, Thompson was signed to promote the game Way of the Exploding Fist.

References
  1. Robb, Ralph (24 January 2013). Memoirs of a Karate Fighter. ISBN 9781908446152. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. "Interview: Geoff Thompson – Street-fighting miracle man". Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. "Geoff Thompson MBE – Personally Speaking Bureau". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. United Kingdom list: "No. 53893". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 December 1994. p. 25.
  5. "Black youths to get top role models". Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  6. "BIG INTERVIEW: Choosing culture over crime – Geoff Thompson MBE, founder, Youth Charter for Sport, Culture and Arts". CYPN. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  7. "Alan Hubbard: Big Geoff Thompson is invisible only to the powers in British sport, it seems". Inside. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. Leadbeater, Charles (1997). The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur. ISBN 9781898309536. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  9. "Our Board". Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Retrieved 17 November 2022.


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