Tristan Thomas (born 23 May 1986 in
Brisbane
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) is an Australian
track and field
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athlete specialising in the
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...
.
[Athletics Australia profile – Tristan Thomas]
Currently coached by Craig Hilliard at the
Australian Institute of Sport in
Canberra, Thomas has set personal bests over a diverse range of distances and has been nationally ranked over
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
,
400 metres,
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
and
400m Hurdles in various athletics season in Australia.
[Tristan Thomas – Australia's best ever combination 400m Hurdler]
Thomas is a four time National Champion of the 400 metres hurdles. He is the second best Australian of all time in this event and he is the
Tasmania
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n record holder. Thomas had displayed his ability whilst in school, winning an unprecedented four gold medals in the above events at the 2004 Australian All Schools Championships. He was selected to compete in the
2012 Summer Olympics in London in the
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once ...
.
[London 2012 – Tristan Thomas](_blank)
/ref> He finished 4th in heat four with a time of 49.13. This qualified him for the semifinals. He finished 7th in semifinal two with a time of 50.55. This did not qualify him for the next stage and this was the end of Thomas's competition. He has also competed in three World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
(2009, 2011 and 2013). He won bronze in 2009 in the 4 x 400 metres relay. He now currently teaches as a maths teacher. Thomas competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games but missed the 2010 competition due to injury. He was selected for the 2014 games but withdrew due to injury.
Education
For primary school Tristan Thomas attended Corpus Christi in Hobart, Tasmania
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/ Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
. For high school Thomas attended St Virgils also in Hobart. Thomas achieved a Bachelor of Engineering and Commerce at the Australian National University
The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...
.
Personal bests
Progression
International competitions
References
External links
Tristan Thomas at Australian Institute of Sport
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1986 births
Living people
Australian male hurdlers
Australian male sprinters
Athletes from Brisbane
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Australia
World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia
Universiade bronze medalists for Australia
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
Sportsmen from Queensland