Dan Thompson (born June 15, 1956) is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

retired swimmer. He competed in the

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

events during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was supposed to represent his native country at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

, but didn't start due to the international boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games. He won two silver medals at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

References

* 1956 births Living people Canadian male butterfly swimmers Swimmers from Ontario Place of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Summer World University Games medalists in swimming FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-Olympic-medalist-stub

See also

References