Tristan Thomas (born 23 May 1986 in Brisbane) is an Australian track and field athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.Athletics Australia profile – Tristan Thomas
Currently coached by Craig Hilliard at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Thomas has set personal bests over a diverse range of distances and has been nationally ranked over 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m Hurdles in various athletics season in Australia.Tristan Thomas – Australia's best ever combination 400m Hurdler Thomas is a four-time National Champion of the 400 metres hurdles, the second best Australian of all time in this event and the Tasmanian record holder. Thomas had displayed his ability whilst in school, winning an unprecedented four gold medals in the above events at the 2004 Australian All Schools Championships.Rise of the Rangas. Inside Athletics (April 2009 edition) . Retrieved 7 October 2009. He was selected to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 400 metres hurdles.London 2012 – Tristan Thomas He finished 4th in heat four with a time of 49.13. This qualified him for the semifinals. He finished 7th in semifinal two with a time of 50.55. This did not qualify him for the next stage and this was the end of Thomas's competition. He has also competed in three World Championships (2009, 2011 and 2013), winning bronze in 2009 in the 4 x 400 metres relay. He now currently is a maths teacher. Thomas competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games but missed the 2010 competition due to injury. He was selected for the 2014 games but withdrew due to injury.Three more Tasmanian athletes selected for Australian Commonwealth Games team | The Mercury
Education For primary school Tristan Thomas attended Corpus Christi in Hobart, Tasmania. For high school he attended St Virgils also in Hobart. Thomas achieved a Bachelor of Engineering and Commerce at the Australian National University.
Personal bests
EventPerformanceVenueDate100m10.87Canberra, Australia 1 November 2011200m21.32Melbourne, Australia 14 March 2008400m45.86Canberra, Australia 20 January 2009800m1:47.83Melbourne, Australia 11 December 2008400m Hurdles48.68Osaka, Japan 9 May 2009
Progression
Year400 metres400m Hurdles200447.2151.91200547.1151.30200646.3849.88200746.66-200846.0949.82200945.8649.612010 –50.69201146.64 –2012 – 49.13201349.56 –201449.85 –
International competitions Representing 2004Commonwealth Youth Games Bendigo, Australia 1st400 m 1stMedley relay2006Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia11th (sf)400 m hurdles50.56World Cup Athens, Greece7th400 m hurdles8th4 × 400 m relay2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia 1st400 m hurdles48.75 1st4 × 400 m relay3:03.67World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany14th (sf)400 m hurdles49.763rd4 × 400 m relay3:00.902011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea10th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:01.562012Summer OlympicsLondon, United Kingdom21st (sf)400 m hurdles50.552013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia18th (sf)400 m hurdles49.918th4 × 400 m relay3:02.26
References
External links Tristan Thomas at Australian Institute of Sport