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Thomas Hardiman (handballer)

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Tom Hardiman
Personal information
Full nameThomas Joseph Hardiman
Born (1947-08-02) August 2, 1947 (age 77)
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Handball career
Personal information
Playing position Pivot
National team
Years Team
1970's
 United States United States
Basketball career
Career information
High schoolTrenton Cathedral High School
CollegeCanisius University
(1967–681968–69)

Thomas Joseph Hardiman (born August 2, 1947) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Private live

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He was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. Later he became pastor of the MorningStar Fellowship of Ministries in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Handball

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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]

Basketball

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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]

Legend
  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
Thomas Hardiman NCAA statistics
Year Team GP FG% FT% RPG PPG
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


References

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  1. ^ Eriksen, Leif (23 March 1972). "Willkommen Wellinghofen! Greetings to U.S. National Team Handballers". West Bend News: 9.
  2. ^ 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."
  3. ^ "Handball, Men – Match #3". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
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