Cy Thompson

Cy Thompson
Personal information

Full name	Cy Chris Thompson
Nationality	United States Virgin Islands
Born	(1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 35) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Sailing career
College team	Roger Williams University

Cy Chris Thompson^[1] (born 1 July 1988 in Saint Thomas) is a Virgin Islands sailor.^[2]

College

He claimed the 2008 ICSA Men's Singlehanded National Championship in his sophomore year and finished runner-up at the 2010 national championship and placed in the top ten in his fourth berths at singlehanded nationals. He was the 2011 NEISA Sailor of the Year and was a finalist for the 2011 Everett Morris Memorial Trophy as College Sailor of the Year. He was a three-time ICSA Coed All-American and piloted the A Division boats that helped RWU win the 2011 ICSA Team Racing National Championship and finish second in the 2012 ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship.^[3]

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class. Cy Thompson qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Virgin Islands' flag bearer. He finished 19th in the Men's Laser class competition.^[4] His grandfather, Rudy Thompson, was also an Olympic sailor for the Virgin Islands.^[5]

^ "ISAF SAILING WORLD CUP 2014/2015" (PDF). laser.org.br. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ "Cy Thompson". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
^ "CY THOMPSON". The Roger Williams University Athletic Hall of Fame.
^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ "Cy Thompson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2017.

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