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Leslie Thompson (skier)

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Leslie Thompson
Country United States
Born (1963-09-09) September 9, 1963 (age 61)
Burlington, Vermont, United States
World Cup career
Seasons9 – (19851986, 19881990, 19921995)
Starts39
Podiums0
Overall titles0 – (39th in 1993)

Leslie Thompson (born 1963) is a former American cross-country skier who competed from 1985 to 1995. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Calgary in 1988 and her best individual finish of 32nd in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Lillehammer in 1994.

Thompson's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 20th twice in the 30 km event (1993, 1995). Her best World cup finish was 17th in a 10 km event in Switzerland in 1993.

Thompson earned seven individual career victories in FIS races at distances between 5 km and 30 km from 1993 to 1995.

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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 Year   Age   5 km   10 km   15 km   Pursuit   20 km   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1988 24 39 45 25 8
1992 28 52 41 13
1994 30 40 37 32 10

World Championships

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 Year   Age   5 km  10 km 
 classical 
 10 km 
 freestyle 
 15 km   Pursuit   30 km   4 × 5 km 
 relay 
1989 25 43 32 36 11
1993 29 34 25 20 8
1995 31 22 24 20

World Cup

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Season standings

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 Season   Age  Overall
1985 21 NC
1986 22 NC
1988 24 NC
1989 25 NC
1990 26 NC
1992 28 NC
1993 29 39
1994 30 44
1995 31 46

References

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  1. ^ "THOMPSON Leslie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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