Corinne Thompson

Name: Corinne Thompson

Date of Birth: September 1, 1998

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Current Residence: Memphis, TN

Career Highlights

2023 US National Championships- 4th

2023 Madrid Pentathlon Challenger- 36th

2023 World Cup, Cairo- Team USA member

2023 World Cup, Sofia- Team USA member

Personal

Growing up playing everything from basketball to track and field to Lacrosse, and even equestrian eventing, Corinne has played sports for as long as she can remember. While in college at the University of North Georgia, Corinne was recruited by Keith Berryhill while riding her horse at WildeWood farm in North Georgia to start training and competing in pentathlon. In 2021 she graduated from UNG with a degree in Communications with a focus in Multimedia Journalism and moved to Memphis, TN to work for the Memphis Grizzlies as a producer and media specialist. In 2023, Corinne made the USA national team and competed on the World Cup pentathlon circuit all while working full time in the NBA and rounded out the season by finishing 4th at the national championship competition. Her most recent accomplishment is advancing to the semifinals of the Spanish Olympic challenger in Madrid, Spain where she put up personal bests in all five events.

Honorable mention

Corinne was a finalist and recipient for the I am Cracker Jill award put on by Cracker Jack and Frito Lay honoring trailblazing female athletes.