| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women'sBasketball | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
 | 1959 Chicago USA | Team Competition |
| 1963 Brazil | Team Competition |
Rita Horky is a formerwomen's basketball player and coach fromBlissfield, Michigan. Horky was inducted into theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Horky played forNashville Business College. She also played for the Iowa Wesleyan College Tigerettes, anAAU team in 1959 and 1960.[1] The 5 foot 11 inch guard was named AAUAll-American five times.[2] She was aPan American gold medalist twice (1959 and 1963),[3][4] the USA's leading scorer in 1959 with 11.9 points per game,[5] and their 3rd leading scorer in 1963 with 7.7 points/game.[3] Her team finished 4th in theWorld Championship in 1964[6] and 11th in 1967.[7]
Horky coached theNorthern Illinois women's basketball team for one year in 1982–83, leading them to a 13–14 record.
In 2000, Horky was elected to theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame, located inKnoxville, Tennessee.[8] She was elected to the Iowa Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004.[9]