Michael Thompson
Karateka and kickboxer, born 1962
マイケル・トンプソン (格闘家)
- Born
- 23 June 1962, London
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer, karateka, photographer
- Height
- 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Michael Thompson (born 23 June 1962) is an English former karateka and kickboxer who competed in the cruiserweight and heavyweight division. After a long and distinguished career in Kyokushin, in which he won the British Open four times, the Commonwealth Championships in 1988 and the European Championships in 1991 as well as competing three times in the World Open, Thompson later switched to Seidokaikan and reached the final of the 1994 Seidokaikan Karate World Cup. During his time as a Seidokaikan competitor, he also fought as a professional kickboxer in K-1, amassing a 6–5 record and becoming the WKA European Super Cruiserweight Champion.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.