[DOC] [TLE] Debi Thomas - Wikipedia [PAR] Debra Janine Thomas (born March 25, 1967) is an American former figure skater 
and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze 
medalist, and a ... By winning the bronze medal, Thomas became the first black 
athlete to win any medal at the Winter Olympics. Thomas won the bronze medal 
at the... [DOC] [TLE] List of Olympic medalists in figure skating - Wikipedia [PAR] Figure skating was first contested as an Olympic sport at the 1908 Summer 
Olympics, in London, United Kingdom. As this traditional winter sport could be 
conducted indoors, the International ... Eleven figure skaters have won three 
medals: Sonja Henie (Norway) and ..... Athlete, Nation, Olympics, Gold, Silver, 
Bronze, Total... [DOC] [TLE] Debi Thomas - Ice Skater, Athlete - Biography.com [PAR] Feb 4, 2016 ... Debi Thomas was the first African American to win the women's title at the U.S. 
Figure Skating Championships and a medal in Winter Olympics competition. ... 
the first African American win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games in 1988. ... 
She won the bronze medal in the women's figure skating event... [DOC] [TLE] The Complete History of Black Winter Olympic Medalists | Complex [PAR] Feb 7, 2014 ... The absence of black athletes may point to a number of issues, such as a lack of 
... the first black athlete to capture a Winter Olympics medal in 1988, ... In the end, 
Thomas won the bronze medal in the Women's Figure Skating... [DOC] [TLE] Olympics|Determined Skater Makes History With Fierce Charge to ... [PAR] Feb 19, 2006 ... Olympics | 2006 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES -- SPEEDSKATING: MEN'S 1,000 
METERS ... The figure skater Debi Thomas won a bronze in 1988, and the ... the 
first black athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal in the... [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Figure Skater Debi Thomas Reveals She's Broke, Jobless ... [PAR] Nov 9, 2015 ... In 1988, Debi Thomas made history as the first African-American athlete to win a 
medal at the Winter Olympics, taking home the bronze medal... [DOC] [TLE] How An Olympic Icon Ended Up Living In A Bug-Infested Trailer ... [PAR] Nov 6, 2015 ... Debi Thomas used to be a renowned figure skater and a surgeon. ... at Stanford 
University, Thomas won both the U.S. and World Championships. ... Though her 
stumbles at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary cost her first place, ... and became the 
first African-American athlete to medal at any Winter Olympics. [DOC] [TLE] The best African American figure skater in history is now bankrupt ... [PAR] Feb 26, 2016 ... Her medals  from the World Figure Skating Championships, from the Olympics 
... She was a black athlete who entered a sport that had exceedingly few. She 
was the first champion in a generation to combine college and figure skating. .... 
right, faces her rival, Debi Thomas, before a 1988 Winter Olympics... [DOC] [TLE] THE NIGHT WHEN IT ALL SLIPPED AWAY : A Year Ago, Debi ... [PAR] Feb 26, 1989 ... If ever the word \o7 champion \f7 fit a figure skater, it was Debi ... As the first black 
skater to achieve international, or even national, ... Yet, almost a year ago to this 
day, on the next-to-last night of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, ... even 
when they tried to congratulate her for winning the bronze medal. [DOC] [TLE] Olympic skater Debi Thomas is broke in bug-infested trailer - NY ... [PAR] Nov 7, 2015 ... Fallen Olympic figure skater Debi Thomas is broke and living in a bed ... The 48-
year-old former athlete has hit rock bottom nearly 30 years after becoming the 
first African American to win the women's title at the U.S. Figure Skating ... The 
two-time U.S. national champion and 1988 Olympic bronze medalist... [DOC] [TLE] Champion Olympic skater and certified surgeon Debi ... - Daily Mail [PAR] Nov 7, 2015 ... Olympic bronze medalist and orthopedic surgeon Debi Thomas has given a ... 
The history-making figure skater, who became the first African-

Question: The first medal won by a black athlete in the Winter Olympics was this figure skater's bronze in 1988
Answer: Debi Thomas