Michelle Thomas (athlete)

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Michelle Thomas
Personal information
NationalityBritish/Jamaican
Born (1971-10-16) 16 October 1971 (age 53)
St Catherine, Jamaica
Height178
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400m
Club Birchfield Harriers
Coached byLinford Christie
Achievements and titles
World finalsWorld Masters W45 60m Dageu 2017 Toruń
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x400m relay

Michelle Gabrielle Thomas (born 16 October 1971), is a Jamaican born female international athlete who competed for England. [1]

Biography

Thomas finished third behind Allison Curbishley in the 400 metres event at the 1998 AAA Championships. [2]

Thomas represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3] [4] The other team members consisted of Donna Fraser, Michelle Pierre and Victoria Day. [5]

In 1999 Thomas once again finished third in the 400 metres AAAs, this time behind Katharine Merry at the 1999 AAA Championships. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". World Athletics.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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