| Vernon Thomas | |
| Birth Name: | Vernon Lawrence Walter Thomas |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1914 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Nationals: | Welterweight champion (1935, 1936, 1938) Lightweight champion (1937) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Vernon Lawrence Walter Thomas (27 August 1914 - 17 November 1957) was a New Zealand wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1938 British Empire Games.
Born on 27 August 1914, Thomas was the son of Rubena Birss and her husband Walter Samuel Thomas.[1]
Thomas won four New Zealand national amateur wrestling titles: the welterweight title in 1935,[2] 1936,[3] and 1938;[4] and the lightweight championship in 1937.[5] At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, he won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division.[6]
Thomas died on 17 November 1957,[7] and his ashes were buried in Karori Cemetery, Wellington.[8]