Tamika Catchings Biography

Fast Facts

• Founded the Catch the Stars Foundation in 2004 to help support disadvantaged youth
• Is the first American woman to win a gold medal at the junior and senior FIBA World Championships
• Received the 2016 National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award
• Won her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in 2016
• For overcoming her hearing loss, she received the Reynolds Society Achievement Award
• Graduated from teh University of Tennessee with a bachelor's degree in sport management
• Is the daughter of former NBA player Harvey Catchings
• Served on the U․S․ Department of State's Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports in 2013
• Was a childhood friend of Kobe Bryants when the two lived in Italy while their fathers played professional basketball overseas