Alan Thompson (canoeist)

Alan Blair Thompson (born 14 June 1959) is a sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He competed at three Olympic Games (1980–1988) and has won two Olympic gold medals for New Zealand. Thompson was born in 1959 in Gisborne, New Zealand. He received his schooling at Gisborne Boys' High School, for whom he played rugby union; he was selected for the under-18 North Island team. Thompson won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 1000 m and K-2 500 m: both 1982), and a bronze (K-1 1000 m: 1983).

Alan Thompson (canoeist)

Alan Blair Thompson (born 14 June 1959) is a sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He competed at three Olympic Games (1980–1988) and has won two Olympic gold medals for New Zealand. Thompson was born in 1959 in Gisborne, New Zealand. He received his schooling at Gisborne Boys' High School, for whom he played rugby union; he was selected for the under-18 North Island team. Thompson won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers (K-1 1000 m and K-2 500 m: both 1982), and a bronze (K-1 1000 m: 1983).