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Eli Thompson (July 11, 1973 – August 28, 2009) was an American skydiver and BASE jumper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Eli Thompson 1973-2009 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Eli Thompson Flyboyz Biography )〕 Thompson performed over 13,000 skydives.〔 He was part of the 1996–2000 world champion skydiving team the Flyboyz. Thompson hosted 30 episodes of ''Stunt Junkies''〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Discovery Channel :: Stunt Junkies: Meet the Hosts )〕 on the Discovery Channel between 2006 and 2007, and worked as an aerial stuntman in Austin Powers in Goldmember.〔Eli Thompson - IMDb〕 From 2001 until his death he was a professional Red Bull athlete. Thompson died on August 28, 2009,〔 while performing a wingsuit BASE jump from a helicopter 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 was pregnant with his first boy. Eli was a pioneer in the aerial discipline of freeflying〔 in the skydiving sport along with his Flyboyz teammates. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eli Thompson (skydiver)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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