Jérôme Cedric Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is a French former boxer, he competed in the

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(– 51 kg) division as an amateur and as a

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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 ...

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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 Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is official ...

. In 2007, he lost early against European Champion Georgy Balakshin.

Olympic career

He represented his native country at three consecutive

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(

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), winning a bronze (2000), and a

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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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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Jerome 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