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Debi Thomas, M.D. (born March 25, 1967) was a
figure skating|figure skater and was the first
African American to win a medal at the Winter
Olympics.  She won the bronze medal at the 1988
Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in the year that
Katarina Witt won the gold; both skated to the
music of Bizet's Carmen.  While a pre-med student
at Stanford University, Thomas won both the 1986
U.S. National and World Figure Skating titles,
defeating Tiffany Chin and Witt respectively,
becoming the first and only African American to
hold those titles. She was inducted into the U.S.
Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2000.

After her figure skating career, Thomas went back
to school in order to become an orthopedic
surgeon.  She still remains involved in the figure
skating world as a frequent committee member and
judge.

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http://espn.go.com/skating/news/2000/0209/345701.h
tml ESPN.com: Where are they now? Debi Thomas

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