Lynn Polson

{{short description|Canadian basketball player}}

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Lynn Polson Hamilton (born 19 April 1962) is a Canadian former basketball player. She competed for Canada in the women's basketball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Canadian team finished in fourth place. She then represented Canada at the 1986 FIBA World Championship for Women, where the team finished in third place and won a bronze medal.

Personal life

Polson was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. Polson married rower Doug Hamilton, who also competed at the 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She is the mother of NHL hockey players Dougie and Freddie Hamilton.

Awards and honors

  • Top 100 U Sports women's basketball Players of the Century (1920-2020).{{Cite news|url=https://usports.ca/en/championships/final-8/f/news/2020/03/1578750320/u-sports-to-unveil-top-100-women-s-basketball-players-of-the-century|title=U SPORTS unveils Top 100 women's basketball players of the century|website=saltwire.com|date=March 8, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2021|language=en}}
  • Bishop's Gaiters Wall of Distinction: Inducted in 2004{{Cite news|url=https://gaiters.ca/honors/wall-of-distinction/lynn-polson/34|title=Wall of Distinction: Lynn Polson|website=gaiters.ca/|access-date=2021-07-20|language=en}}

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