National Museum of African American History and Culture
Pair of white figure skates worn by Debi Thomas
Dr. Debra Janine Thomas, American, born 1967 · 1980s
Debi Thomas is the 1986 World Figure Skating Champion, a two-time U.S. National Figure Skating Champion, and the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist. Thomas was the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics when she won bronze in the Ladies’ Singles Figure Skating in Calgary in 1988.
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