Obadele Thompson
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Obadele "Oba" Thompson BSS is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres
Thompson in 2000
Thompson (right) posing with the other 100 m Olympic medallists
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2,134 participating athletes from 193 countries.
Obadele Thompson
…5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Sport Sport Athletics Events 100 metres, 200 metres Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Barbados Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m World Indoor Championships 1999 Maebashi 200 m IAAF World Cup in Athletics 1998 Johannesburg 100 m World…
Host stadium (shown in 2023)