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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Kevon Thomas |
| Born | November 23, 1987 Maloney, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Trinidad and Tobago |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdling |
| College team | Kentucky Wildcats[1] |
| Updated on 20 December 2014 | |
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
editOutdoor
edit- 100 m: 10.24 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) –
Port of Spain, 27 June 2015 - 110 m hurdles: 13.17 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) –
Toronto, 24 July 2015 - 400 m hurdles: 51.40 s – Port of Spain, 22 June 2008
Indoor
edit- 60 m: 6.67 s –
Albuquerque, 23 January 2016 - 60 m hurdles: 7.67 s – Lincoln, Nebraska, 6 February 2010
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Trinidad and Tobago
| |||||
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th (h)1 | 110m hurdles | 14.30 (wind: +1.5 m/s) |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th | 110m hurdles | 14.29 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 19th | 400m hurdles | 1:05.80 | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.23 | |||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 6th | 110m hurdles | 13.84 w A (wind: +2.3 m/s) |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 20th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.62 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 32nd (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.74 (wind: +1.2 m/s) |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.46 (wind: -0.6 m/s) |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.86 (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 5th | 110m hurdles | 13.83 A (wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 110m hurdles | 13.17 (wind: 0.8 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.69 | |||
| NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 1st | 110m hurdles | 13.23 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.90 | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | — | 110m hurdles | DQ | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 12th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.72 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.68 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 37th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.98 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.84 |
1: Disqualified in the final.
References
edit- ^ Mikel Thomas profile University of Kentucky
- ^ Mikel Thomas, National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago (NSATT), archived from the original on December 21, 2014, retrieved December 20, 2014
- ^ Mikel Thomas, Kentucky Wildcats, retrieved December 20, 2014
- ^ a b Sports Reference profile
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IAAF: Mikel Thomas | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
External links
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