Mikel Thomas

Mikel Thomas
Personal information
Full nameMikel Kevon Thomas
Born (1987-11-23) 23 November 1987
Maloney, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Trinidad and Tobago
SportAthletics
Event
Hurdling
College teamKentucky Wildcats[1]
Medal record
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 110 m hurdles
2015 Toronto 4x100 meters
NACAC Championships in Athletics
2015 San Jose 110 m hurdles
Updated on 20 December 2014

Mikel Kevon Thomas (born 23 November 1987) is a Trinidad and Tobago hurdler.[2] He competed in the 110 m hurdles event at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

At 2015 Pan-Am Games, he won his first international medal.[5]

Outside of sport, hebecame a firefighter.[6]

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 100 m: 10.24 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 27 June 2015
  • 110 m hurdles: 13.17 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) – Toronto, Canada, 24 July 2015
  • 400 m hurdles: 51.40 s – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 22 June 2008

Indoor

  • 60 m: 6.67 s – Albuquerque, United States, 23 January 2016
  • 60 m hurdles: 7.67 s – Lincoln, United States, 6 February 2010

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 5th (h)1 110m hurdles 14.30 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th 110m hurdles 14.29 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
19th 400m hurdles 1:05.80
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.23
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 6th 110m hurdles 13.84 w A (wind: +2.3 m/s)
Olympic Games Beijing, China 20th (sf) 110m hurdles 13.62 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 32nd (h) 110m hurdles 13.74 (wind: +1.2 m/s)
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 10th (sf) 110m hurdles 13.46 (wind: -0.6 m/s)
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th (h) 110m hurdles 13.86 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, Mexico 5th 110m hurdles 13.83 A (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 2nd 110m hurdles 13.17 (wind: 0.8 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.69
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 110m hurdles 13.23 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.90
World Championships Beijing, China — 110m hurdles DQ
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 12th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.72
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.68
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 37th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.98
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 28th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.84

1: Disqualified in the final.

References

  1. ^ Mikel Thomas profile University of Kentucky
  2. ^ a b Sports Reference profile
  3. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "IAAF: Mikel Thomas | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  5. ^ trinidadexpress.com
  6. ^ huskers.com


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