Jérôme Cedric Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is a
French former
boxer, he competed in the
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of b ...
(– 51 kg) division as an amateur and as a
bantamweight
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The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Bra ...
as a professional.
Amateur boxing career
Thomas won the world championship at the
2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Medal winne ...
in
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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. He was runner-up in 2003 losing to
Somjit Jongjohor. Thomas qualified for the
2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the
2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Warsaw, Poland
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. In 2007, he lost early against European Champion
Georgy Balakshin.
Olympic career
He represented his native country at three consecutive
Summer Olympics
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(
2000
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2008
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), winning a
bronze (2000), and a
silver medal
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(2004). At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round.
Personal life
He was born with a condition,
Poland syndrome
Poland syndrome is a birth defect characterized by an underdeveloped chest muscle and short webbed fingers on one side of the body. There may also be short ribs, less fat, and breast and nipple abnormalities on the same side of the body. Typical ...
: his left hand is smaller than the right one, his left arm is shorter than the right one, and he has almost no left
pectoral muscle
Pectoral muscles (colloquially referred to as "pecs") are the muscles that connect the front of the human chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder. This region contains four muscles that provide movements to the upper limbs or ribs.
P ...
.
Olympic results
Professional boxing record
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1979 births
Living people
People from Saint-Quentin, Aisne
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of France
Olympic silver medalists for France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in boxing
French male boxers
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France
Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Sportspeople from Aisne
Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing