Thompson, Lesley (1959–)

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Thompson, Lesley (1959–)

Canadian rower. Born Lesley Allison Thompson, Sept 20, 1959, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

At Los Angeles Olympics, won a silver medal in coxed fours (1984); won a gold medal at Barcelona Olympics (1992), silver medal at Atlanta Olympics (1996), and bronze medal at Sydney Olympics (2000), all for coxed eights.

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