Tristan Thomas

Tristan Thomas (born 23 May 1986 in Brisbane) is an Australian track and field athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2]

Tristan Thomas
Tristan Thomas at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1986-05-23) 23 May 1986
Height182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place Berlin 2009 4x400 m relay
Universiade
Silver medal – second place Bangkok 2007 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place Belgrade 2009 4x400 m relay
Gold medal – first place Belgrade 2009 400 m hurdles

Currently coached by Craig Hilliard at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Thomas has set personal bests over a diverse range of distances and has been nationally ranked over 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m Hurdles in various athletics season in Australia.[3] Thomas is a four time National Champion of the 400 metres hurdles. He is the second best Australian of all time in this event and he is the Tasmanian record holder. Thomas had displayed his ability whilst in school, winning an unprecedented four gold medals in the above events at the 2004 Australian All Schools Championships.[4] He was selected to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 400 metres hurdles.[5] He finished 4th in heat four with a time of 49.13.[5] This qualified him for the semifinals.[5] He finished 7th in semifinal two with a time of 50.55. This did not qualify him for the next stage and this was the end of Thomas's competition. He has also competed in three World Championships (2009, 2011 and 2013). He won bronze in 2009 in the 4 x 400 metres relay. He now currently teaches as a maths teacher.[6] Thomas competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games but missed the 2010 competition due to injury. He was selected for the 2014 games but withdrew due to injury.[7][8]

Education

For primary school Tristan Thomas attended Corpus Christi in Hobart, Tasmania.[5] For high school Thomas attended St Virgils also in Hobart.[5] Thomas achieved a Bachelor of Engineering and Commerce at the Australian National University.[5]

Personal bests
Event Performance Venue Date
100m 10.87 Canberra, Australia 1 November 2011
200m 21.32 Melbourne, Australia 14 March 2008
400m 45.86 Canberra, Australia 20 January 2009
800m 1:47.83 Melbourne, Australia 11 December 2008
400m Hurdles 48.68 Osaka, Japan 9 May 2009

Progression
Year 400 metres 400m Hurdles
2004 47.21 51.91
2005 47.11 51.30
2006 46.38 49.88
2007 46.66 -
2008 46.09 49.82
2009 45.86 49.61
2010 – 50.69
2011 46.64 –
2012 – 49.13
2013 49.56 –
2014 49.85 –

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games Bendigo, Australia 1st 400 m
1st Medley relay
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 11th (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.56
World Cup Athens, Greece 7th 400 m hurdles
8th 4 × 400 m relay
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 1st 400 m hurdles 48.75
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.67
World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.76
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.90
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.56
2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom 21st (sf) 400 m hurdles 50.55
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 18th (sf) 400 m hurdles 49.91
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.26

References
  1. "Tristan Thomas". london2012.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. Athletics Australia profile – Tristan Thomas Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Tristan Thomas – Australia's best ever combination 400m Hurdler Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Rise of the Rangas. Inside Athletics (April 2009 edition) . Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  5. London 2012 – Tristan Thomas
  6. "12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Berlin - 4x400 Metres Relay MEN Final RESULTS" (PDF). 23 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  7. Three more Tasmanian athletes selected for Australian Commonwealth Games team | The Mercury
  8. Shaw, Rob (18 June 2014). "Thomas pulls out of Games". The Examiner. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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