Thomas Young (sprinter)

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Thomas Young
MBE
Personal information
Born (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 23)
Croydon, England, Great Britain
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability Neurofibromatosis type 1
Disability class T38
Event(s) 100 metres
200 metres
ClubCharnwood
Coached byJoe McDonnell
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain


Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100m T38
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Doha 100m T38
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kobe 100m T38
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin 100m T38
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Berlin 200m T38
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 100m T38

Thomas Robert Young MBE (born 27 July 2000) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international events, he is a Paralympic Games gold medallist, three-time European champion and a two-time World silver medalist. [1] [2]

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [3] He also won the 100 metres mixed class event at the 2021 British Athletics Championships. [4]

Young was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics. [5]

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References

  1. "Thomas Young - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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