Lynn Polson Hamilton (born 19 April 1962) is a
Canadian former
basketball player. She competed for
Canada in the women's basketball tournament at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
in Los Angeles, where the Canadian team finished in fourth place. She then represented Canada at the
1986 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women (Russian:1986 Чемпионат мира ФИБА среди женщин) was hosted by the Soviet Union from August 8–17, 1986. The USA won the tournament, defeating the Soviet Union 108-88 in the fi ...
, where the team finished in third place and won a bronze medal.
Personal life
Polson was born in
St. Catharines
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontario ...
,
Ontario. Polson married rower
Doug Hamilton, who also competed at the 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She is the mother of
NHL hockey players
Dougie
The Dougie ( ) is a hip hop dance generally performed by moving one's body in a shimmy style and passing a hand through or near the hair on one's own head.
The dance originated in Dallas, Texas, where it took its name from similar moves perfo ...
and
Freddie Hamilton.
Awards and honors
*Top 100
U Sports women's basketball Players of the Century (1920-2020).
*
Bishop's Gaiters Wall of Distinction: Inducted in 2004
References
External links
Athlete Biographyat Sports Reference
at
FIBA Archive
1962 births
Canadian women's basketball players
Living people
Basketball people from Ontario
Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players of Canada
Sportspeople from St. Catharines
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