Donielle Thompson

1995 World Championships Bronze Medalist

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Date/Place of Birth: February 17, 1981/Wheatridge, Colo.
Club: Colorado Aerials
Coach: Tom and Lori Forster
Years on National Team: 4 (1992, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96)
Began Gymnastics: 1988
Favorite Apparatus/Event: Floor exercise and uneven bars

International Competition

• 1995 World Championships, Sabae, Japan; 3rd-Team
• 1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina; 1st-Team
• 1995 McDonald's American Cup, Seattle, Wash.; 5th-AA (prelims.)
• 1994 Golden Sands Invitational, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2nd(t)-AA
• 1994 Budget Rent a Car Invitational: USA vs. Romania, Worcester, Mass.; 2nd-Team, did not compete AA
• 1993 Catania Cup, Catania, Italy; 10th-AA, 4th-UB
• 1993 Commonwealth Games, British Columbia, Canada; 3rd-AA, 1st-UB, 5th-V & FX, 7th-BB
• 1992 Mexican Olympic Festival, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico; 1st-AA, FX, UB, V & BB

National Competition

• 1995 World Team Trials, Austin, Texas; 7th-AA
• 1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; 7th-AA, 1st(t)-BB, 2nd-UB
• 1995 American Classic/Pan American Games Trials, Oakland, Calif.; 6th-AA, 7th-FX
• 1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 2nd-AA, V & BB, 3rd-FX (junior division)
• 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, St. Louis, Mo.; 1st-AA, 2nd-Team, 1st-BB, 1st(t)-UB, 2nd(t)-FX, 6th-V
• 1994 American Classic/World Championships Trials, Orlando, Fla.; 1st (t)-AA (junior division)
• 1993 Coca-Cola National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 5th-AA (junior division)
• 1993 American Classic, Murray, Utah; 2nd-AA, 1st-UB & FX, 4th-V (junior division)
• 1992 U.S. Classic, Knoxville, Tenn.; 1st-AA & UB & V, 2nd-BB, 5th-FX (junior division)

updated: 11 Oct 1995