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Mikel Thomas

Mikel Thomas

Trinidad and Tobago hurdler

Mikel Kevon Thomas (born 23 November 1987 in Maloney) is a Trinidad and Tobago hurdler.[2][3][4] He competed in the 110 m hurdles event at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[4][5][6]

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In January 2021, Mikel Thomas tells his story. Mother hands him the flag at the medal ceremony for his first international medal at 2015 Pan Am Games. Mikel Thomas cried because in 2014, the Olympian, Thomas was homeless.

Outside of sport, coach Thomas became a firefighter.

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 m: 10.24 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) – Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain, 27 June 2015
  • 110 m hurdles: 13.17 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Canada Toronto, 24 July 2015
  • 400 m hurdles: 51.40 s – Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain, 22 June 2008

Indoor

International competitions

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1: Disqualified in the final.

References

  1. [1]
    Mikel Thomas profile University of Kentucky
  2. [2]
    Mikel Thomas, National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago (NSATT), archived from the original on December 21, 2014, retrieved December 20, 2014
  3. [3]
    Mikel Thomas, Kentucky Wildcats, retrieved December 20, 2014
  4. [4]
    Sports Reference profile
  5. [5]
    London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [6]
    "IAAF: Mikel Thomas | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.


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