Tomás Paquete | |
Nationality: | Portuguese |
Sport: | Sprinting |
Event: | 100 metres |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1923 |
Birth Place: | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
Death Place: | Lisbon, Portugal |
Tomás Paquete (8 September 1923 - 25 May 2009) was a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1] He was amongst the greatest Portuguese record holder of 100 meters of all time, winning 18 national titles, and he was the holder of a meritorious career in international athletics, with 11 caps.[2]