Damion Thomas

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Damion Thomas
Personal information
Born (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 26)
Sport
CountryJamaica
Sport Track and field
Event
 Hurdles
College team LSU Tigers
Coached by Dennis Shaver
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 mH: 7.51 (2021)
  • 110 mH: 13.11 (2021)

Damion Thomas Jr. (born 29 June 1999) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 110 and 60m hurdles. [1]

A student at Louisiana State University (LSU), [2] he was the fastest qualifier but ultimately came fourth in the final of the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships. [3] Then, on 23 June 2018, he equaled Wilhem Belocian's 110m hurdle junior world record of 12.99s when winning the Junior National Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. [4] He then won the 110m hurdles at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. [5]

He won the 2021 NCAA Indoor 60m hurdle title, broke the LSU school record, and became the fifth-fastest hurdler in NCAA history. [6]

At the 2020 Summer Games Thomas ran 13.54 seconds to get through his heat and then ran 13.39 seconds to finish third in his semi final in the 110m hurdles. [7]

In February 2024, he was selected to run for Jamaica at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Damion THOMAS | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ↑ "Damion Thomas - 2021 - Track & Field". LSU Tigers. 8 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "XIX PANAMERICAN U20 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Results". timerhub.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Thomas ties world U20 110m hurdles record at Jamaican Junior Championships". World Athletics. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "World U20 Championships". LSU Tigers. 10 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Spann, Denise. "LSU's Damion Thomas Has Found His Stride At The Perfect Time". MileSplit United States.
  7. ↑ "Athletics THOMAS Damion - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ackeem Blake, Shashalee Forbes lead Jamaica's 19-member team to World Indoors". Sportsmax. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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