Jeff Thompson (coach)

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Jeff Thompson
Born (1961-11-22) November 22, 1961 (age 62)
EducationCampbell County High School
(Class of 1979)
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
(Class of 1986; 1995)
EmployerPennsylvania State University
SpouseRachelle Thompson (m. 1992)
Children2

Jeffrey Allen Thompson[1] (born November 22, 1961) is an American artistic gymnastics coach. Coaching for thirty years, he has worked extensively on the NCAA collegiate scene but has also worked within club gymnastics. After holding assistant coach positions at Wisconsin-Madison, Illinois and Louisiana State for ten years, Thompson was appointed the head coach of the Auburn Tigers women's gymnastics program for the incoming 2000 season. He spent eleven seasons at Auburn, leading the Tigers to seven consecutive NCAA Regional appearances.[2]

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  1. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/w-gym/auto_pdf/0809-media-guide-6.pdf Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "AUBURNTIGERS.COM Jeff Thompson Bio :: Auburn University Official Athletic Site Auburn University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Gymnastics". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-07-26.