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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | javelin | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Javelin: 87.70 (East Stroudsburg, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
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Curtis Thompson (born February 8, 1996) is an American athlete who throws the javelin. [1]
Born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in Florence Township, New Jersey, Thompson is a 2014 graduate of Florence Township Memorial High School. [2] Thompson won the NCAA title for Mississippi State University in 2016, and he also won the 2018 USATF Championship. He has won three national javelin titles in his career. [3]
At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) held in Eugene, Oregon, on June 21, 2021, Thompson captured the javelin title with a top throw of 82.78 meters to beat runner-up Michael Shuey, whose top throw was 79.24. Riley Dolezal finished third with a throw of 77.07. Thompson individually recorded the four best throws of the competition. Representing his country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Thompson qualified for the final. [4]
He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. [5] He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in November 2023. [6]
His parents are Scott and Karen Thompson. He has one brother, Christopher, who was a collegiate basketball player. Thompson's athletic genes carry through the family as he has several aunts, uncles, and cousins who played badminton for The Jamaican National Team.
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