Bradley Thomas (athlete)

Bradley Thomas
Personal information
Full name Bradley James Thomas
Nationality  Australia
Born 1 April 1967
Hobart, Tasmania
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
1996 AtlantaMen's 4x100 m Relay T42–46
1988 Seoul Men's Pentathlon A4A9
1996 AtlantaMen's 100 m T43–44
1996 AtlantaMen's Long Jump F44

Bradley James Thomas, OAM[1] (born 1 April 1967)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete who won four medals at three Paralympic Games from 1988 to 1996.

Thomas was born in Hobart.[2] He won a silver medal in the Men's Pentathlon A4A9 event at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics.[3] He competed without winning any medals at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics.[3] At the 1996 Atlanta Games, He won a gold medal in the Men's 4x100 m Relay T42–46, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and two bronze medals in the Men's 100 m T43–44 and Men's Long Jump F44 event.[3]

In 2006 Thomas was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements in track and field.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thomas, Bradley James, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Athlete Search Results". Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame". Sport and Recreation Tasmania. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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