tˈoʊmə wʌz nˌɑːt ðə fˈɜːst nˈoʊn skˈiː dʒˈʌmpɚɹ ɪnðə fˈæmɪli: hɪz ˈʌŋkəl dʒˈɔːɹɡ tˈoʊmə wʌz bˈoʊθ wˈɜːld ænd əlˈɪmpɪk tʃˈæmpiən ɪnðə nˈoːɹdɪk kəmbˈaɪnd.
Thoma was not the first known ski jumper in the family: his uncle Georg Thoma was both world and Olympic champion in the nordic combined.