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Curtis Thompson

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 2/8/1996
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Burlington, NJ
  • High School: Florence Township Memorial High School
  • College: Mississippi State University

Athlete Info

  • Event: Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: April Thomas
  • Agent: N/A

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Q2-10th (javelin)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2014 World Junior (U20) Championships, Q2-10th (javelin)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, gold (javelin)
  • 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, silver (javelin)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, fourth (javelin)
  • 2019 Pan American Games, 10th (javelin)
  • 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (javelin)
  • 2018 NACAC Championships, silver (javelin)
  • 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, seventh (javelin)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, sixth (javelin)
  • 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (javelin)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, silver (javelin)
  • 2016 NACAC U23 Championships, gold (javelin)
  • 2015 Pan American Junior (U20) Games, bronze (javelin)
  • 2015 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, gold (javelin)
  • 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships, sixth (javelin)
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, bronze (javelin)
  • 2014 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, gold (javelin)
  • 2013 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships, silver (javelin)

Personal

Born Curtis Alexander Thompson on Feb. 8, 1996 to Karen and Scott Thompson … He has one brother, Christopher, who was a collegiate basketball player before getting injured...Thompson's athletic genes carry through the family as he has several aunts, uncles, and cousins who played badminton for the Jamaican national team...he has another aunt Nicole Sin Quee who is an accomplished multi-sport athlete (triathlon and duathlon)....Before finding javelin, he was a star football player.

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