Thompson, Gerard
Date of Birth: 20th October 1946
Town: Hobart
State: Tasmania
Country: Australia
Career 1sts: 42 (approx)
Career 2nds: 24 (approx)
Career 3rds: 7 (approx)
Career Highlights:
- 1970 Winner Burnie Maiden
- 1971 Professional Athletic Club Athlete of the Year (summer)
- 1971 Winner St Helen's Gift
- 1971 Winner Railton Gift
- 1971 Winner Campbelltown Gift
- 1972 Winner St Helen's Gift
- 1972 Winner Railton Gift
- 1972 Winner Queenstown Gift
- 1974 Winner Somerset Gift
- 1975 Winner Burnie Gift
- 1975 Winner Macksville 400 m
- 1983 Winner Esanda Port Macquarie Gift (NSW)
- Also won entire program at St Helen's and Railton Gifts (70 metres, 120 metres Gift and 400 metres)
- Won from 70 metres to 3 miles at events staged by the NW Professional Cross Country Club (1969 to 1973)
- Four members of the one family were winner of the Burnie Gift: Ray Geary (1945), Ashton Shirley (1949?) they were first cousins; Gerard Thompson (1975) (nephew to Ray Geary and second cousin to Ashton Shirley), Michael Geary (1980) son of Ray Geary and first cousin of Gerard Thompson.