Onan Thom

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Onan Orlando Thom
Personal information
Full nameOnan Orlando Thom
National teamFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Born (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40)
Linden, Guyana
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Jeddah 50 m backstroke

Onan Orlando Thom (born April 11, 1984) is a Guyanese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. [1] Thom qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.14. [2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympian Aleksandr Agafonov of Uzbekistan. He earned a sixth spot in 55.24, more than a second off his entry time. Thom failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries. [3] [4]

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Major results

Individual

Long course

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
2003 World Championships Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain 88th (h)50 m freestyle 24.84
107th (h)100 m freestyle 55.44
54th (h)50 m backstroke 28.80
66th (h)100 m backstroke 1:03.91
70th (h)50 m breaststroke 32.26
73rd (h)100 m breaststroke 1:10.51
Pan American Games Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 28th (h)50 m freestyle 24.83
31st (h)100 m freestyle 54.14
20th (h)100 m breaststroke 1:10.78

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References

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