Thomas_Hardiman_(handballer)
Thomas Hardiman (handballer)
American handball player
Thomas Joseph Hardiman (born August 2, 1947) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Thomas Joseph Hardiman | ||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1947-08-02) August 2, 1947 (age 76) Trenton, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Trenton Cathedral High School | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Canisius University (1967–68–1968–69) | ||||||||||||||||
He was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. Later he became pastor of the MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
In March 1972 he had already 5 international games played for the United States.[1] He was selected for the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] He only played the second game of the preliminary round against Yugoslavia. He scored no goal.[3]
Hardiman played for the Trenton Cathedral High School. Where he averaged 17 points and 19 rebounds. He was selected in the New Jersey All-State team, All-Diocese first team and he was selected for the All-Tournament team in the Capitol City Tournament. He declined a offer from the Georgetown University and selected the Canisius University.[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won a National Championship | * | Led Division I |
| Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | RPG | PPG |
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| 1967–68 | Canisius | 19 | .345 | .560 | 32 | 3.9 |
| 1968–69 | Canisius | 23 | .380 | .667 | 67 | 5.1 |
| Career | 42 | .365 | .625 | 99 | 4.6 | |
- Eriksen, Leif (23 March 1972). "Willkommen Wellinghofen! Greetings to U.S. National Team Handballers". West Bend News: 9.
- Fremon, Suzanne S. "State Has 13 on Olympic Team", The New York Times, August 13, 1972. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Other New Jerseyans on the various Olympic teams are Phillip Grippaldo of Belle ville and Frank Capsouras of River Edge, weight lifters; Robert Sparks of Clark and Thomas Hardiman of Trenton, team‐handball players, and Reginald Jones of Newark a light‐middleweight boxer."
- "Handball, Men – Match #3". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- "Frosh Scholarship Winners Begin Practice; Future Nowaks, O'Connors, Swiateks Hoped For". The Griffin. 33 (3). Canisius University, Buffalo N.Y.: 6 22 October 1965.
- Thomas Hardiman at Olympedia
- Thomas Hardiman stats at Sports Reference
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