Linda Thom
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Linda Mary Alice Thom, née Malcolm, (born 30 December 1943) is a Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning shooter.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967 from Carleton University.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's 25 m Pistol event becoming the first Canadian woman to win a gold medal in the summer Olympics since 1928 and the first Canadian to win a gold medal in the summer Olympics since 1968.
In 1995 Ontario general election, she ran as a Progressive Conservative against Dalton McGuinty for the riding of Ottawa South but was defeated.
In 1985, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 1984, she was awarde the Velma Springstead Trophy, an award presented annually to Canada's outstanding female athlete. In 1986, she was inducted into the City of Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. In 1992, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. Retrieved on May 17, 2006.
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| Olympic medalists in shooting | Olympic Champions in women's 25 m Pistol |
| Linda Thom | Nino Salukvadze | Marina Logvinenko | Li Duihong | Maria Grozdeva (twice) |
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