Nick Thompson (born 5 May 1986 in

Southampton, England Southampton is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. It is located approximately southwest of London, west of Portsmouth, and southeast of Salisbury. Southampton had a population of 253, ...

) is a British competitive sailor and one of the most decorated Laser Sailors of all time with 6 World Championship medals including back to back world titles along with multiple European Championship medals. At the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

, Thompson finished 6th in the

Laser A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The word ''laser'' originated as an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radi ...

event .

Career

World Championships Titles

* 1st 2015

Laser World Championships The ILCA 7 World Championship, until 2020 the Laser World Championship, has been held every year since 1974, organized by the World Sailing. Laser is an Olympic sailing class. Editions Medalists Multiple medallist See also * ISAF Sailing W ...

* 1st 2016

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RYA The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is a United Kingdom Sports governing body, national governing body for sailing (sport), sailing, dinghy sailing, yacht and motor cruising, sail racing, Rigid inflatable boat, RIBs and sportsboats, windsurf ...

British Sailing Team * * 1986 births Living people English male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Great Britain Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Laser Laser class sailors Laser class world champions World champions in sailing for Great Britain 21st-century English sportsmen {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub