| Thomas Somers | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 4, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Yorkshire, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 200 metres |
| Pb: | 100 m: 10.38 ([London, 2023)<br />'''200 m''': 20.37 ([[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] 2014)| medaltemplates = |
Thomas Somers (born 28 April 1997) is a British sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. He tied DaBryan Blanton for the second fastest 200 metres run by a youth athlete, only behind Usain Bolt, and was ranked as the fastest senior European athlete over the distance in 2014 while still competing as a youth.[1] [2] A former England U16 rugby international, Somers initially took up athletics to complement his rugby training but after taking advice from Adam Gemili quit rugby to do athletics full-time in late 2013.[3]
In 2013, Somers represented Britain at the World Youth Championships running a new PB in every round and finishing the final in 4th position with a time of 20.84 seconds.[3] [4] In 2014 while still eligible to compete at youth level Somers represented Britain at the 2014 World Junior Championships where he ran a new personal best and European Youth Best of 20.37 seconds in the semi-final before tiring in the final itself and finishing in 1st place.[5] [6] [7]
In February 2015, Somers tore his hamstring in the semi-final of the 60m at the British Indoor Championships and after undergoing surgery he was ruled out from competition for the rest of the 2015 season.[8]