Geoffrey Thompson (doctor)
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| birth_date = 1945
| birth_place = South Australia
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| occupation = Sport and exercise medicine physician
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| awards = Northern Territory Australian of the Year 2020
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Geoffrey Thompson FACSEP (born 1945) is an Australian sports physician who was a finalist in the 2020 Australian of the Year award, being named Northern Territory Australian of the Year.
Royal Australian Air Force and Flying Doctor service
He was called up to the Australian Defence Force in 1967, transferring soon to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) because he had a pilot’s licence. He moved with his wife to Darwin in 1971. In 1974, when Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin, he assisted with the RAAF effort to evacuate the city as both pilot and doctor.{{cite web |title=Dr Geoffrey Thompson |url=https://www.dva.gov.au/newsroom/meet-our-veterans/dr-geoffrey-thompson |website=www.dva.gov.au |publisher=Department of Veterans Affairs |language=en |date=2 March 2020}}
Career as a sports physician
He was motivated to study to become a Sport and Exercise Medicine physician after studying under Kenneth H. Cooper at Dallas.
He was the inaugural President of the Sports Medicine Australia (Northern Territory branch) {{cite web |title=Dr Geoffrey Thompson ‐ Australian of the Year |url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/geoffrey-thompson/2186/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317200325/https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/geoffrey-thompson/2186/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2021 |website=www.australianoftheyear.org.au}} and was one of the Foundation Fellows of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
He is Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Paralympic Committee.{{cite web |title=A statement from the Australian Paralympic Committee {{!}} Paralympics Australia |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2018/03/a-statement-from-the-australian-paralympic-committee-2/ |language=en-AU}}
He is a member of the Australian Sports Drug Medical Advisory Committee Review Panel.{{cite web |last1=ASADA |first1=Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority- |title=About ASDMAC |url=https://www.asada.gov.au/about-asada/affiliate-bodies/about-asdmac |website=www.asada.gov.au |language=en |date=11 November 2014}}
He has a particular interest in advancing healthcare in indigenous athletes in the Northern Territory.{{cite news |last1=Masters |first1=Roy |title=Australian of the Year nominee highlights forgotten cut to Medicare |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/australian-of-the-year-nominee-highlights-forgotten-cut-to-medicare-20200124-p53ued.html#:~:text=Dr%20Geoff%20Thompson%20is%20the,founding%20chair%20of%20Sports%20Medicine |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}
Northern Territory Australian of the Year winner 2020
Geoff Thompson was awarded the NT Australian of the Year in 2020 and was a finalist in the Australian of the Year awards.{{cite web |title=Meet marine, Antarctic and climate scientist Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas, and other Australian of the Year nominees |url=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2020/01/meet-marine-antarctic-and-climate-scientist-dr-jess-melbourne-thomas-and-other-australian-of-the-year-nominees/ |website=Australian Geographic |language=en-AU |date=23 January 2020}}{{cite web |title=National Museum of Australia - Geoffrey Thompson |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/australian-of-the-year-awards/exhibition-2020/geoffrey-thompson |website=www.nma.gov.au |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Australia Day NT |url=https://nt.australiaday.org.au/events/ |website=nt.australiaday.org.au |language=en}}{{cite news |title=These are the finalists for the 2020 Australian of the Year Awards |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/these-are-the-finalists-for-the-2020-australian-of-the-year-awards |work=SBS News |language=en}}{{cite news |title=A 'quiet achiever' who saved Australians from a cyclone is being honoured 46 years on |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/a-quiet-achiever-who-saved-australians-from-a-cyclone-is-being-honoured-46-years-on#:~:text=Australia-,A%20'quiet%20achiever'%20who%20saved%20Australians%20from%20a%20cyclone%20is,being%20honoured%2046%20years%20on&text=Royal%20Australian%20Airforce%20doctor%20Geoffrey,Australian%20of%20the%20Year%202020 |accessdate=25 August 2020 |work=SBS News |language=en}}
=Video profiles=
- [https://www.msn.com/en-au/video/w/dr-geoffrey-thompson-recognised-with-2020-honour/vp-BBYVrqS Geoffrey Thompson NT AOTY msn.com]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGltkH33h4 Dr Geoffrey Thompson - YouTube]
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Category:Australian sports physicians
Category:Australian military doctors
Category:Sport in the Northern Territory
Category:Military personnel from South Australia