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| July 11, 1973 – August 28, 2009) was an American ]. | July 11, 1973 – August 28, 2009) was an American ]. | ||
| Thompson performed over 15,000 skydives. He was part of the 1996–2000 world champion skydiving team the Flyboyz. Thompson hosted 30 episodes of '']'' on the ] between 2006 and 2007, and worked as an aerial stuntman in ]. From 2001 until his death he was a professional Red Bull athlete. | Thompson performed over 15,000 skydives. He was part of the 1996–2000 world champion skydiving team the Flyboyz. Thompson hosted 30 episodes of '']<ref>http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/stuntjunkies/meet/eli.html</ref>'' on the ] between 2006 and 2007, and worked as an aerial stuntman in ]<ref><ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860105/</ref></ref>. From 2001 until his death he was a professional Red Bull athlete. | ||
| Thompson died on August 28, 2009, while performing a ] jump in the Swiss Alps, when he accidentally hit the side of the mountain.<ref>http://redbullairforce.com/2009/08/eli-thompson-1973-2009</ref> | Thompson died on August 28, 2009, while performing a ] jump in the Swiss Alps, when he accidentally hit the side of the mountain.<ref>http://redbullairforce.com/2009/08/eli-thompson-1973-2009</ref> | ||
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Eli Thompson ( July 11, 1973 – August 28, 2009) was an American skydiver.
Thompson performed over 15,000 skydives. He was part of the 1996–2000 world champion skydiving team the Flyboyz. Thompson hosted 30 episodes of Stunt Junkies on the Discovery Channel between 2006 and 2007, and worked as an aerial stuntman in Austin Powers in GoldmemberCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref>. From 2001 until his death he was a professional Red Bull athlete.
Thompson died on August 28, 2009, while performing a wingsuit jump in the Swiss Alps, when he accidentally hit the side of the mountain.
Thompson was married to Sarah Farooqui. Thompson had two kids; as of September 2009, his wife is pregnant with his first boy.
Eli was a pioneer in the aerial discipline of freeflying in the skydiving sport along with his Flyboyz teammates.
External links
- Official Eli Thompson Flyboyz Bibliography
- Redbull Airforce Eli Thompson bibliography
- Red Bull Airforce Eli Thompson Memorial website
References
- http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/stuntjunkies/meet/eli.html
- http://redbullairforce.com/2009/08/eli-thompson-1973-2009