Donald Thomas (high jumper)
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Nationality | Bahamian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Freeport, Bahamas | 1 July 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Auburn Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 2.37 m[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Donald Thomas (born 1 July 1984) is a
Biography
Thomas initially played basketball at
In March 2006, Thomas placed second at the 2006 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships with a height of 7'1.75" (2.18 m).[7] Later that month, just two months after taking up high jump, he finished fourth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with a jump of 2.23 m. Not yet experienced at high jump, Thomas gained notoriety at the Commonwealth Games for not measuring his run-up, competing in shoes without spikes, and putting his arms behind his back to land on the mat as if breaking his fall.[5][8][9]
During the 2007 indoor season, he cleared 2.30 metres for the first time and in March jumped 2.33 metres in
The Olympics in 2008, however, turned out to be a major disappointment for Thomas. He made only 2.20 in the qualifying round and finished 21st overall.[14]
Thomas won the gold medal in the
Thomas competed in the
Thomas represented the Bahamas at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] He made the final for the first time at an Olympic competition and finished in equal 7th place with a jump of 2.29.[3][15]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[16]
Competition record
References
- ^ a b "Donald Thomas - athlete profile". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Gyulai István Memorial" (PDF). all-athletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Former Tiger Donald Thomas qualifies for Olympic high jump finals". auburntigers.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b Valiente, Emeterio (5 July 2007). "2.35 World lead for Donald Thomas in Salamanca". IAAF.org. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59184-511-9.
- ^ "Donald Thomas is revelation of the year". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "2006 Indoor Track & Field National Championships Results". naia.org. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Donald Thomas (Bahamas) in first major competition clears 2.20m wearing only warm-up training shoes opposed to athletes spikes, Men's High Jump, 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games". gettyimages.ca. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Lindenwood's Thomas Competes at Commonwealth Games". naia.org. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Dunaway, James (11 March 2007). "Thomas clears 2.33m, as Hastings blazes women's 400 in 50.80 - NCAA Indoor Champs, Day 2". IAAF.org. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
- ^ "IAAF Top Lists High Jump 2007 (men)".
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- ^ "Commonwealth Games Biography - Donald Thomas". 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Donald Thomas Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Men's High Jump - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Athletics - THOMAS Donald". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.