Misty Thomas (born 1 July 1964) is a Canadian basketball player.[1] She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics,[2] and became the first Canadian to compete at both the Olympics and the Paralympics.[3][4]
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| Born | 1 July 1964 Santa Monica, California, United States |
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Biography
editThomas was born in Santa Monica, California, before moving to Windsor when she was five years old.[5] Thomas took up basketball as a student at Vincent Massey High School, and also became a junior champion in volleyball and badminton.[5] At school, she was the leading points-scorer, and was part of the team that won the Ontario Basketball Championship in 1980.[5] Thomas then went to University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV ), where she also became the top scorer for the basketball team.[5]
Thomas was part of the Canadian team at the 1983 Summer Universiade, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1987 Pan American Games, winning a bronze medal at the latter.[6] However, in 1985, Thomas suffered an ACL tear, which would require multiple knee operations, and go on to end her career.[5] Thomas went on to work with the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association,[7] and played with the national wheelchair team.[6]
In 2008, Thomas represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, competing in the wheelchair basketball tournament.[8]
Thomas was inducted into the UNLV Hall of Fame in 1997,[5] and in 1998, became the youngest player to be inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Misty Thomas". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Misty Thomas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Misty Thomas". BC Women in Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Misty Thomas". Canada One Foundation. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Misty Thomas". Windsor/Essex County Hall of Fame. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Misty Thomas". Windsor Public Library. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Misty Thomas: Women's Basketball (1982-86)". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Former hoops star Misty Thomas gets her kicks". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Play Misty for me - Canada's Olympic/Paralympic basketball star". FIBA. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links
edit- Misty Thomas at FIBA Archive
- Misty Thomas at Proballers
- Misty Thomas – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Misty Thomas at Olympedia
