Barry Thomas (decathlete)

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Barry Thomas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1972-04-28) 28 April 1972 (age 53) [1]
Bucklow, Cheshire, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventDecathlon

Barry van Someren Thomas (born 28 April 1972) is a male former athlete who competed for England. [2]

Biography

Thomas is a three times British champion in 1993, 1994 and 1996 after winning the British decathlon title. [3] [4]

He represented England in the decathlon event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [5] [6] Four years later he represented England again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [7]

References

  1. "THOMAS Barry van Someren". BMD. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. "Profile". World Athletics.
  3. "AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists". NUTS.
  4. "National Championships Medalists". GBR Athletics.
  5. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.