Biography
Name: Scot William Thompson
DOB: 10/08/1981
Born: Lanark, Scotland
Work Related
Scot has worked in the Health and Fitness industry for the last 10 years. He has worked in Hotel Leisure Clubs as an Instructor, Private Health Clubs as a Personal Trainer and Health and Fitness Manager for Fitness First, Next Generation and David Lloyd. He has also worked in Corporate Fitness for Bladerunner as a Club Manager and Fitnut as an Advanced Instructor. He has also run a successful PT business in Leicester and Loughborough. He has taught at New College Stamford, Lincolnshire as a Sports Lecturer as well as the prestigious Loughborough University as a Specialist Lecturer and also athletics coach.He has coached numerous regional and local athletics squads in Bath, Loughborough, Leicester, London, Aberdeen and Inverurie.
Sports Career
National Honours
Scot has numerous Scottish Caps for Athletics including all four throwing events; Discus, Shot Putt, Hammer and Javelin. He has represented, Scottish Schools at every age group, Scotland and every age group, Great Britain Under 20 and Under 23 (13 caps) as well as British Universities Athletics Team (2 Caps).
Titles (In brief)
Scottish Champion- In Shot Putt and Discus from 1995 onwards
English Champion- In 2000 and 2003
Saudi Arabian Champion- 2000
Welsh Champion- In 2005
Northern Irish Champion- In 2008
Celtic Champion- As a junior from 96-99 and as a senior in 2009
Biggest Competition to Date
2003 European Under-23 Championships in Poland for Discus
Future Events
2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India (Subject to achieving qualifying distance and selection by national team)
Team
Sale Harriers Manchester
