Geoff Thompson (karateka)

Geoff Thompson
Style	Wado-ryu Karate[1]
Website	Official site
Medal record Men's karate Representing  United Kingdom European Championship 1983 Madrid Kumite open World Championship 1982 Tapei Kumite +80 kg 1986 Sydney Kumite +80 kg World Games 1985 London Kumite +80 kg

Geoff Thompson is a British karateka. He is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships and World Karate Championships medals.^[2] Geoff was honoured in 1995 in the Queens New Year’s Honours list with an MBE for his services to sport. He is Founder and Executive Chair of the Youth Charter a UK based charity established in 1993.^[3][4][5][6]

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

1. "Memoirs of a Karate Fighter". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
2. "Interview: Geoff Thompson – Street-fighting miracle man". Independent. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
3. "Black youths to get top role models". Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
4. "BIG INTERVIEW: Choosing culture over crime – Geoff Thompson MBE, founder, Youth Charter for Sport, Culture and Arts". CYPN. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
5. "Alan Hubbard: Big Geoff Thompson is invisible only to the powers in British sport, it seems". Inside. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
6. "The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2014.