Career
He competes in triathlon. Thompson trains with the Tridents Triathlon Club in Canberra and is coached by Ben Gathercole. Thompson competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He placed tenth with a total time of 1:52:47.18.
Bennett withdrew due to injury. Thompson placed 11th in this race.
He controlled much of the race to assist his Australian Team mates, Brad Kahlefeldt(1st) and Peter Robertson(3rd). Simon is sponsored by Avanti Bikes.
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
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