Thomas Bruins is a dual national Australian and Netherlands Elite duathlete from Perth, Australia. Competing at Elite level he has won Asian and Oceania Continental Duathlon Championships as well as Powerman Duathlon World Series races in Putrajaya (Malaysia 2016), Jakarta (Indonesia 2017 and 2018) and Bangkok (Thailand 2018). He finished the 2017 Powerman World Series in second place,[1] reaching a World ranking lead in 2017.[2] Selected to compete for the Netherlands Elite team at the OTU Oceania and ASTC Asian Continental Championships and the ITU World Elite long distance duathlon championships Powerman Zofingen (Switzerland).[3]

Thomas Bruins
Personal information
BornPerth, Australia
Sport
SportDuathlon
Medal record
Representing  Australia
OTU Duathlon Oceania Championships Elite
Gold medal – first place 2012 Oceania Champion Barossa
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Oceania Bronze Adelaide (AUS)
ASTC Duathlon Asian Championships Elite
Gold medal – first place 2017 Asian Champion Putrajaya (MAS)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asian Champion Putrajaya (MAS)
Powerman World Series Elite
Gold medal – first place 2016 Powerman Malaysia Putrajaya(MAS)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Powerman Indonesia Jakarta(IND)
Gold medal – first place 2017 Powerman Thailand Bangkok(THI)
Gold medal – first place 2018 Powerman Indonesia Jakarta(IND)

Sporting career

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Thomas Bruins lives and trains in Perth (AUS)

References

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  1. ^ "Home". powerman.org.
  2. ^ "Ranking & Results – POWERMAN – The Official Website" (in Dutch). Powerman.org. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile: Thomas Bruins".