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Iwan Thomas

イワン・トーマス　/　いわん・とーます

Athletics competitor from United Kingdom

January 5, 1974 (age 52)　・　Farnborough, United Kingdom

athletics competitor

My Take

The 400 metres is the cruellest event in track, and the athletes who master it earn a special kind of respect from me. Iwan Thomas, a Welshman who ran for Great Britain, collected European, Commonwealth and World relay titles, and an MBE to match. Most of his personal details stay private, which I actually like, his legacy is the lap itself, not the celebrity around it. There is something fitting about a runner remembered for sheer grit over a single brutal circuit. I rate him as a quietly serious competitor whose medals speak louder than any headline ever could.

Overview

Iwan Gwyn Thomas (born 5 January 1974) is a Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and World 4 × 400 metres relay champion.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Iwan Thomas
Name (Japanese): イワン・トーマス
Reading: いわん・とーます
Born: January 5, 1974 (age 52)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Tiger
Origin: Farnborough, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

Member of the Order of the British Empire

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9

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