Tressa Thompson

American shot putter

Tressa Thompson
Personal information
Born	(1975-05-06) May 6, 1975 (age 49) Bloomfield, Nebraska, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put

Tressa Thompson (born May 6, 1975, in Bloomfield, Nebraska) is an American shot putter.

Career

She is a three-time NCAA shot put champion from the University of Nebraska in the late 1990s. In the early 1990s, Thompson won several high school shot put state titles. In 2000, she placed second at the USA Indoor shot put competition.^[1]

Personal life

Just before she was due to go to the 2000 USA Olympics Trials, Tressa tested positive for cocaine and methamphetamine.^[2]

Her addictions became the focus of an episode of the A&E television series Intervention. Following the show Tressa was sent to a 90-day intensive in-patient therapy known as "Hope By The Sea". She also reportedly went from the treatment facility to a sober living facility to continue her sobriety.

In 2016, Tressa opened a training center to focus on building better athletes.^[3]

References

^ "Tressa Thompson". USA Track & Field.
^ Samuel McKewon (October 12, 2000). "Cocaine shatters Olympic dream of NU shot putter". Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
^ Ken Hambleton (February 2, 2008). "Ex-Husker Thompson works to rebuild her life". Retrieved 4 March 2010.