Nola Thorne
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| Born | c.1919 Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Panama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nola Thorne (born c.1919)[1] was a Panamanian track and field athlete. She was known as one of the most memorable women to have emerged from the country of Panama mainly due to her achievement of clinching 3 gold medals at the inaugural edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1938.[2]
Thorne claimed gold medals in the women's 100m, sprint hurdles and 4×100m relay events during the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]
References
- ^ "1940 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Women Sports Champions Bring Home the Olympic Gold to Panama". The Silver People Heritage Foundation. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in women's 100 metres
- 1938: Nola Thorne (PAN)
- 1946: Cynthia Thompson (JAM)
- 1950: Hyacinth Walters (JAM)
- 1954: Carlota Gooden (PAN)
- 1959: Jean Holmes (PAN)
- 1962–70: Miguelina Cobián (CUB)
- 1974: Carmen Valdés (CUB)
- 1978: Silvia Chivás (CUB)
- 1982: Luisa Ferrer (CUB)
- 1986: Pauline Davis (BAH)
- 1990–93: Liliana Allen (CUB)
- 1998: Chandra Sturrup (BAH)
- 2002: Liliana Allen (MEX)
- 2006–10: Tahesia Harrigan (IVB)
- 2014: Andrea Purica (VEN)
- 2018: Jonielle Smith (JAM)
