Candy Thomson

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Candy Thomson
Personal information
Full name Candy Ann Thomson
Born March 8, 1967 (1967-03-08) (age 56)
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Havana Team competition

Candy Ann Thomson (born March 8, 1967, in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who earned a total number of thirty international caps for the Women's Senior National Team during her career in the early 1990s. She played club hockey on national level for Vancouver Doves. Thomson was a member of the Canadian team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Candy Thomson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.