Elizabeth Blencowe Thompson (born 10 January 1961) is an Australian sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1980s.[1] At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she finished eighth in the K-1 500 m event.[2]

She is married to New Zealand Olympic kayaker Alan Thompson and has lived in Gisborne, New Zealand with him since 1981; as of 2017 they coached the Poverty Bay Kayak Club there.[3]

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  1. ^ "Elizabeth Blencowe". SR/Olympic Sport. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Thompson". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.eastland.nz/2017/04/24/olympian-cyclone-eastland-port-help-kayakers-go-gold/ "An Olympian, a cyclone, and Eastland Port, help kayakers go for gold!", Eastland Group, April 24, 2017