Courtney Thompson

Courtney Lynn Thompson (born November 4, 1984) is an American former professional volleyball player who played as a setter for the United States women's national volleyball team. She won the 2005 national championship while playing for the University of Washington, and she set an NCAA record in career assists per game. Thompson won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Career High school Thompson attended Kentlake High School, where she played on the volleyball team and won three state titles. She was named the Washington State Player of the Year in 2002.

College Thompson played for the University of Washington volleyball team from 2003 to 2006. As a freshman, she started all 32 of the team's matches and set a school single-season record with 1,590 assists. She also led the Pac-10 in assists per game and was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. For the second straight year, Thompson was named to the AVCA All-American first team and the All-Pac-10 first team. She also made the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team, won the Honda Sports Award, and was nominated for an ESPY as the Top Female College Athlete.

Thompson was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3-1 in the final match.

Thompson won the bronze medal at the 2015 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with the Swiss club Voléro Zürich.

Post-competitive career Extending work that Thompson did following her competitive athletic career, launching Courtney Thompson's Mind.set Training, Thompson joined Finding Mastery and started as an author and performance coach across motivational programs.

Since 2019, Thompson has published multiple thought leadership posts on determination and athletic preparation and coaches professionals as a mindset coach in programs for High Performance Mindset and about "Grit" and "Trust" in courses on Finding Your Best. Courtney worked with Dr. Michael Gervais during her time as a competitive athlete and now works for Finding Mastery, the coaching and training firm co-founded by Dr. Gervais, as a Mindset Coach relating critical experiences from her olympic career to professionals.

Personal life Thompson was born in Bellevue, Washington, and resides in Kent, Washington. She was the valedictorian at Kentlake High School. She has two brothers.

In 2013, Courtney Thompson's journey to make the 2012 US Olympic roster was featured in Court & Spark, a one-hour documentary written and directed by Jack Hamann, featuring her experience qualifying for the US olympic team, including the difficulty of balancing personal life with world-class athletic travel.

Since 2017, Thompson has taken up running and joined the Women's field for the Boston Marathon where she placed 30th with a time of 2 hours, 54 minutes and 41 seconds. In 2018, Thompson completed a 35-mile ultra-marathon in Whistler, Canada.

Awards

College

2006 Honda Sports Award for volleyball

Clubs 2015–16 Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga – File:Med 1.png Gold medal, with Rexona Ades Rio 2015 FIVB Club World Championship – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Voléro Zürich

National team