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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 October 1997 Mitchells Plain, Cape Town, South Africa [1] |
| Education | University of the Western Cape [2] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Medal record | |
Tamzin Thomas (born 6 October 1997) is a South African sprinter. [3] [1] She won two medals at the 2015 African Junior Championships.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  South Africa | |||||
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 11.82 |
| 2015 | African Junior Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 100 m | 11.69 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.49 | |||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 8th (h) | 200 m | 23.92 1 |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 17th (sf) | 100 m | 11.71 | |
| 23rd (sf) | 200 m | 24.49 | |||
| 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.98 | |||
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 11.77 |
| 10th (sf) | 200 m | 23.86 | |||
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 11th (sf) | 200 m | 24.28 1 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.63 | |||
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.62 | |
| 11th (sf) | 200 m | 23.66 | |||
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.97 | |||
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 24.07 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.61 | |||
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 23.85 |
| 3rd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.21 | |||
| 2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | – | 100 m | DQ |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.36 | |||
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 11.88 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.72 | |||
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 8th (sf) | 100 m | 11.48 | |
1Did not start in the semifinals
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