Candi Clarkson-Lohr Explained

Candi Clarkson-De Gazon OLY
Sport:Basketball
Birth Date:30 November 1958
Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Candi Clarkson-De Gazon OLY (née Clarkson born 30 November 1958) (other last names, Lohr/Jirik) is a Canadian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2013, she was inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame.[2] In 2014 Candace was inducted into the Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame.Candace was granted the use of the post-nominal letters of OLY by the World Olympians Association in 2023 in recognition of being an Olympian from the 1984 Olympics.

Awards and honors

Bronze Medallist at the 1979 World Championships, Seoul, Korea.

Bronze medallist at 1979 FISU Games, Mexico City, Mexico.

Bronze Medallist at the 1979 PANAM Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Inducted to the University of Guelph Hall of Fame, Sept 1987.

Inducted to Brock University Hall of Fame, 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Candi Clarkson-Lohr Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044309/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/candi-clarkson-lohr-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Candace Jirik—Athlete . Canada Basketball . 11 June 2020.
  3. News: U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century. saltwire.com. 8 March 2020. 26 May 2021. en.