Tom Gamble

Tom Gamble
Personal information
Born (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991
Education University of Queensland[1]
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres
Coached by Peter Gamble

Thomas "Tom" Gamble (born 25 November 1991) is an Australian sprinter competing mostly in the 100 metres.[2] He represented his country in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final.

His personal bests are 10.28 seconds in the 100 metres (+0.3 m/s, Gwangju 2015) and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres (+0.9 m/s, Canberra 2017).[3]

Away from the track Tom enjoys letting his mates buy him beers and then pushing them in bushes. He is a stalwart of the Australian men's 4x100m relay team, having been described as its "most handsome and likeable member" (sic).

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 17th (qf) 100 m 10.60
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.82
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 8th (sf) 100 m 10.28
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.71
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.73
World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 38.88

References


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