Tristan Thomas (born 23 May 1986 in

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) is an Australian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

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

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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

.London 2012 – Tristan Thomas
/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

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(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

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. For high school Thomas attended St Virgils also in Hobart. Thomas achieved a Bachelor of Engineering and Commerce at the

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Personal bests

Progression

International competitions

References

External links

Tristan Thomas at Australian Institute of Sport
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Tristan 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