Overview
Courtney Thompson

Courtney Thompson

Club
Rio de Janeiro Volei Clube
Nationality
United States
Birth Date
04/11/1984
Birth Place
Washington
Height
170 cm
Weight
66 kg
Hobbies
Hiking, board games, reading, guitar
Favorite Book
Tuesdays with Morrie

 Most Notable

    2012 Olympic Games silver medalist; started quarterfinal match leading Team USA to 3-0 win over Dominican RepublicHelped U.S. Women capture 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix gold medalSubject of movie "Court & Spark: A Volleyball Documentary"
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
2016 - NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament (Gold)
2015: USA Volleyball Cup vs China...FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)
2014: Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)...USA Volleyball Cup vs Brazil...FIVB World Grand Prix (5th Preliminary Round)...FIVB World Championship (Gold)
2013: USA Volleyball Cup...FIVB World Grand Prix Preliminary Round.
2012: FIVB World Grand Prix (Gold)...Olympic Games (Silver)
2011: Pan American Games (Bronze)
2010: Montreux Volley Masters (Silver)...Pan American Cup (Bronze)
2009: Pan American Cup (Fourth); FIVB World Championship Qualification Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)...FIVB World Grand Prix (Ninth)...NORCECA Continental Championship (Fourth)
2007: Pan American Cup (Fourth Place), Pan American Games (Bronze Medal), World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)Did You Know
    Helped University of Washington win 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship titleThree-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America First-Team selection and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American as selected by CoSIDA while playing at WashingtonSet then-Pac-10 record for career assists with 6,552, which was third-best in NCAA historyFirst female player at University of Washington to have her collegiate jersey retiredAs junior at University of Washington, earned Honda Sports Award as best volleyball player and was a finalist for the award as a seniorValedictorian of Kentlake High School (Kent, Wash.) graduating classLed Kentlake High School (Kent, Wash.) to three state volleyball championships and also earned all-state in basketball as a senior

Career

  • Position Setter
  • Selection Olympic (8) - W.C. (13) - Other (115)
  • International Debut Colima, Mexico
  • Current Club Rio de Janeiro Volei Clube
  • Spike 276
  • Block 263