Mikel Thomas

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Mikel Thomas
Personal information
Full nameMikel Kevon Thomas
Born (1987-11-23) November 23, 1987 (age 36)
Maloney, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Sport Athletics
Event Hurdling
College team Kentucky Wildcats [1]
Medal record
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto 110 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto 4x100 meters
NACAC Championships in Athletics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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]

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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

Indoor

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 5th (h)1110m hurdles 14.30 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th110m hurdles 14.29 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
19th400m hurdles 1:05.80
4th4 × 100 m relay 39.23
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 6th110m 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 5th110m hurdles 13.83 A(wind: +0.7 m/s)
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd110m hurdles 13.17 (wind: 0.8 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay 38.69
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st110m hurdles 13.23 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
5th4 × 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.

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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. 1 2 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.