Mikel Thomas

Mikel Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Mikel Kevon Thomas
Born	(1987-11-23) 23 November 1987 (age 38) 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 4×100 meters NACAC Championships in Athletics 2015 San Jose 110 m hurdles
Updated on 20 December 2014

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

At 2015 Pan-Am Games, he won his first international medal. ^[5]

Outside of sport, hebecame a firefighter. ^[6]

Personal bests

Outdoor

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

Indoor

• 60 m: 6.67 s – Albuquerque, United States, 23 January 2016
• 60 m hurdles: 7.67 s – Lincoln, United States, 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, Mexico	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. Sports Reference profile
3. London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
4. "IAAF: Mikel Thomas | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
5. trinidadexpress.com
6. huskers.com

External links

• Mikel Thomas at World Athletics
• Tilastopaja biography