Mikel Thomas

Mikel Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Mikel Kevon Thomas
Born	(1987-11-23) November 23, 1987 (age 37) Maloney, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdling
College team	Kentucky Wildcats [1]
Medal record Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 110 m hurdles 2015 Toronto 4x100 meters NACAC Championships in Athletics 2015 San Jose 110 m hurdles
Updated on 20 December 2014

Mikel Kevon Thomas (born 23 November 1987 in Maloney) is a Trinidad and Tobago hurdler. ^{[2] [3] [4]} He competed in the 110 m hurdles event at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In January 2021, Mikel Thomas tells his story. Mother hands him the flag at the medal ceremony for his first international medal at 2015 Pan Am Games. Mikel Thomas cried because in 2014, the Olympian, Thomas was homeless.

Outside of sport, coach Thomas became a firefighter.

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 m: 10.24 s(wind: +1.1 m/s) – Port of Spain, 27 June 2015
• 110 m hurdles: 13.17 s(wind: +0.8 m/s) – Toronto, 24 July 2015
• 400 m hurdles: 51.40 s – Port of Spain, 22 June 2008

Indoor

• 60 m: 6.67 s – Albuquerque, 23 January 2016
• 60 m hurdles: 7.67 s – Lincoln, Nebraska, 6 February 2010

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Trinidad and Tobago
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th (h)1	110m hurdles	14.30 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	15th	110m hurdles	14.29 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			19th	400m hurdles	1:05.80
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.23
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	6th	110m hurdles	13.84 wA(wind: +2.3 m/s)
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	20th (sf)	110m hurdles	13.62 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	32nd (h)	110m hurdles	13.74 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	10th (sf)	110m hurdles	13.46 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	10th (h)	110m hurdles	13.86 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	5th	110m hurdles	13.83 A(wind: +0.7 m/s)
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	2nd	110m hurdles	13.17 (wind: 0.8 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.69
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	110m hurdles	13.23 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.90
	World Championships	Beijing, China	—	110m hurdles	DQ
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	12th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.72
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	26th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.68
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	37th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.98
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28th (h)	60 m hurdles	7.84

¹: Disqualified in the final.

References

1. Mikel Thomas profile University of Kentucky
2. Mikel Thomas, National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago (NSATT), archived from the original on December 21, 2014, retrieved December 20, 2014
3. Mikel Thomas, Kentucky Wildcats , retrieved December 20, 2014
4. Sports Reference profile
5. London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
6. "IAAF: Mikel Thomas | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.

External links

• Mikel Thomas at World Athletics
• Tilastopaja biography