Tamika Catchings
Birth Name:
Tamika Devonne Catchings Smith
Birth Place:
Statford, New Jersey, United States
Fast Facts
- 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
- 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
- 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