Nola Thorne

Nola Thorne

Personal information
Born	c.1919 Panama
Sport
Country	Panama
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Athletics Representing   Panama Central American and Caribbean Games 1938 Panama City 100m 1938 Panama City 80m hurdles 1938 Panama City 4×100m relay

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

1. "1940 United States Federal Census". Ancestry. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
2. "Women Sports Champions Bring Home the Olympic Gold to Panama". The Silver People Heritage Foundation. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
3. "Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.