Tim Thomas (athlete)

Last updated

Tim Thomas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1973-11-18) 18 November 1973 (age 51)
Neath, Wales
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubSwansea Herriers
Cardiff AAC

Timothy Thomas (born 18 November 1973) is a Welsh athlete who competed in the pole vault. He has a personal best performance of 5.55 metres. [1] [2]

Biography

Thomas was educated at Cwrt Sart Comprehensive School. [3]

Thomas competed for Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England finishing 7th. [4] He also achieved 7th place at the 2002 IAAF World Cup in Madrid, Spain.

Thomas was twice British pole vault champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1997 AAA Championships [5] and the 2004 AAA Championships. [6] He also won two indoor titles in 2001 and 2003. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". Power of 10.
  2. ↑ "Athletics" . Wales on Sunday. 26 July 1992. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "All the results at a glance" . South Wales Daily Post. 12 May 1990. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Thomas' giant leap for Wales". South Wales Argus. 18 July 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Athlete Profile". World Athletics.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.