Josephus Thomas (born 11 July 1971) is a Sierra Leonean sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Thomas competed for the Woodford Green AC in Woodford, London. With a personal best of 10.32 seconds, he was the Sierra Leonean record-holder over 100 metres before he was injured at the 2004 AAA Indoor Championships.[2] Thomas also ran a wind-assisted 10.19 time in Fullerton, California that was not eligible for records.[3]

Personal life

Thomas has a twin brother Joselyn Thomas, who competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games men's 100 m and other international competitions with Josephus.[2] He said that the Sierra Leonean athletics association would not send him enough resources for training.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josephus Thomas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "London Circuit". athletics.africa. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ^ Josephus Thomas at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus_Thomas
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