Tomas Hilifa Rainhold

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Tomas Hilifa Rainhold
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Born (1991-02-07) 7 February 1991 (age 32)
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Country Namibia
Sport Long-distance running

Tomas Hilifa Rainhold (actually Reinhardt Thomas, [1] [2] born 7 February 1991), [3] is a Namibian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. [3] He finished in 17th place. [3]

In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain. [4] He finished in 111th place. [4]

In 2021, he competed at the Xiamen Marathon and Tuscany Camp Global Elite Race in Siena, Italy. He finished 28th in 2:10:24, a personal best. This performance qualified him for the men's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5] [6]

He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he finished 13th in the men's marathon event. [7]

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References

  1. Thomas schnappt sich den Titel in Karibib. Allgemeine Zeitung, 16. September 2019.
  2. Thomas ready for world championships. The Namibian, 17. September 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Men's Results" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Tomas Hilifa Rainhold". World Athletics.
  6. "Rainhold, Steyn punch Olympic tickets". The Southern Times. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. "Marathon - Men's Marathon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.