Curtis Thompson (javelin thrower)
Curtis Thompson (born February 8, 1996) is an American athlete who throws the javelin.[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.Representing his country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Thompson qualified for the final.[5] He won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile in November 2023.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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