Iwan Thomas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Iwan Thomas

Welsh 400m runner

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1974

Place of Birth: Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Iwan Thomas

  • Iwan Gwyn Thomas (born 5 January 1974) is a Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
  • Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and World (4x400m relay) champion. Thomas is the current UK 400m record holder, having run a time of 44.36s in Birmingham on 13 July 1997.
  • He was also a member of the team which holds the UK 4x400m Relay record of 2:56.60, set in Atlanta, USA in the Olympic final on 03 August 1996. Thomas's coach for much of his running career was Mike Smith, formerly coach to British 400 m runners Roger Black, Todd Bennett and Paul Harmsworth also hurdler Kriss Akabusi.
  • Thomas was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1998.

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