Joel Thomas (swimmer)

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Joel Thomas
Personal information
Full nameJoel Ladd Thomas
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1966-12-13) December 13, 1966 (age 57)
Pasadena, California
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
College team University of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana 4x100 m medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Havana 100 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Zagreb 4x100 m freestyle

Joel Ladd Thomas (born December 13, 1966) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.

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Attended John Muir High School.

At the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, Thomas won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay. Individually, he also received a silver medal for finishing second in the 100-meter freestyle event.

Thomas represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [1] He received a gold medal for swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Joel Thomas Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, United States Swimming at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games Archived 2012-04-18 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 31, 2012.


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