Reyare Thomas Explained

Reyare Thomas
Birth Date:	23 November 1987
Birth Place:	Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago
Height:	1.72 m^[1]
Weight:	63 kg
Country:	Trinidad and Tobago
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 m, 200 m
Education:	Abilene Christian University^[2]
Collegeteam:	Abilene Christian Wildcats^[3]
Show-Medals:	yes

Reyare Thomas (born 23 November 1987) is a Trinidadian sprinter.^[4] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing winning the bronze in the 4 × 100 metres relay and reaching the semifinals in the 200 metres.

Biography

Thomas took up running in high school and started competing internationally in 2011. The same year she had a hamstring injury that put her out of training for six weeks. She studied in the United States and has degrees in social sciences from the Iowa Central Community College and Abilene Christian University. At Abilene she worked as an assistant sprints coach.^[3]

International competitions

Representing
2006	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	9th (h)	200 m	24.69
			3rd	4x100 m relay	45.72
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	4x100 m relay	45.75
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	9th (h)	100 m	24.21
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (h)	200 m	24.10
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	200 m	23.61
			3rd	4x100 m relay	43.75
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	4x100 m relay	43.43
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	15th (h)	100 m	12.00
			5th	4x100 m relay	45.01
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	10th (h)	100 m	11.71
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4x100 m relay	43.67
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	9th (h)	4x100 m relay	43.01
2014	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4x100 m relay	42.66
			–	4x200 m relay	DNF
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	200 m	23.35
			8th	4x100 m relay	44.78
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	4x100 m relay	42.88
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	7th	200 m	23.32
			–	4x100 m relay	DNF
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	8th	100 m	11.54
			3rd	4x100 m relay	44.24
	World Championships	Beijing, China	18th (sf)	200 m	23.03
			3rd	4x100 m relay	42.03
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	27th (h)	200 m	22.97
2017	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	4x200 m relay	1:32.63
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	7th	100 m	11.51
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	43.50
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.61
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	8th	200 m	23.73
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	7th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.67
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	5th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.75
2022	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	7th (h)	200 m	24.00^1
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	43.81
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.43
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.85
	Pan American Games	Santiago, Chile	5th	200 m	23.79

¹Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.22 (+1.4 m/s, Port of Spain 2015)
• 200 metres – 22.82 (+0.8 m/s, Port of Spain 2015)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.37 (Charleston 2012)
• 200 metres – 23.51 (Birmingham, AL 2013)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 CWG bio. 1 May 2018.
2. http://www.acusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4536 Reyare Thomas
3. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=thomas-reyare-1149982/index.html Reyare Thomas
4. Web site: Reyare Thomas . IAAF . 27 August 2015. 27 August 2015.