![Smithsonian NMAAHC on X: "Debi Thomas, the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships, was born #OnThisDay in 1967. She would go on to become a world-class figure skater. # Smithsonian NMAAHC on X: "Debi Thomas, the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships, was born #OnThisDay in 1967. She would go on to become a world-class figure skater. #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOteIyhX0Ag0EjM.jpg:large)
Smithsonian NMAAHC on X: "Debi Thomas, the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships, was born #OnThisDay in 1967. She would go on to become a world-class figure skater. #
![Debi Thomas (USA) competing at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada. | Figure skating dresses, Figure skating costumes, Figure skating Debi Thomas (USA) competing at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada. | Figure skating dresses, Figure skating costumes, Figure skating](https://i.pinimg.com/474x/41/c2/07/41c207dd4004349132feaec96649a224.jpg)
Debi Thomas (USA) competing at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada. | Figure skating dresses, Figure skating costumes, Figure skating
![Debi Thomas (USA) bropnze medalist in the Ladies Figure Skating at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games Stock Photo - Alamy Debi Thomas (USA) bropnze medalist in the Ladies Figure Skating at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EAH2R4/debi-thomas-usa-bropnze-medalist-in-the-ladies-figure-skating-at-the-1988-olympic-winter-games-2EAH2R4.jpg)