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| Mikel Thomas | |
| Fullname: | Mikel Kevon Thomas |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Maloney, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet) |
| Weight: | 79kg (174lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Hurdling |
| Collegeteam: | Kentucky Wildcats[1] |
| Updated: | 20 December 2014 |
Mikel Kevon Thomas (born 23 November 1987 in Maloney) is a Trinidad and Tobago hurdler.[2] He competed in the 110 m hurdles event at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] [4]
In January 2021, Mikel Thomas tells his story. Mother hands him the flag at the medal ceremony for his first international medal at 2015 Pan Am Games. Mikel Thomas cried because in 2014, the Olympian, Thomas was homeless.
Outside of sport, coach Thomas became a firefighter.
Port of Spain, 27 June 2015
Toronto, 24 July 2015 Port of Spain, 22 June 2008
Albuquerque, 23 January 2016 Lincoln, Nebraska, 6 February 2010| Representing | ||||||
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| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th (h)1 | 110m hurdles | 14.30 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | |
| Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th | 110m hurdles | 14.29 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | ||
| 19th | 400m hurdles | 1:05.80 | ||||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.23 | ||||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 6th | 110m hurdles | 13.84 w A (wind: +2.3 m/s) | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 20th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.62 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | ||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 32nd (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.74 (wind: +1.2 m/s) | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.46 (wind: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.86 (wind: +0.9 m/s) | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 5th | 110m hurdles | 13.83 A (wind: +0.7 m/s) | ||
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 110m hurdles | 13.17 (wind: 0.8 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.69 | ||||
| NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 110m hurdles | 13.23 (wind: +1.5 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.90 | ||||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | — | 110m hurdles | DQ | ||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 12th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.72 | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.68 | ||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 37th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.98 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 28th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.84 | |