Donald Thomas (athlete)

Donald Thomas

Donald Thomas celebrating in Osaka 2007
Personal information
Nationality	The Bahamas
Born	1 July 1984 (1984-07-01) (age 27) Freeport, Bahamas
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm) (2007)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
College/university team	Auburn University
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Bahamas World Championships Gold 2007 Osaka High jump Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi High Jump Pan American Games Gold 2011 Guadalajara High jump Silver 2007 Rio de Janeiro High jump Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 2010 Mayaguez High Jump Continental Cup Silver 2010 Split High jump

Donald Thomas (born 1 July 1984) is a Bahamian high jumper.

Thomas took up the sport in early 2006, having previously played basketball at Lindenwood University.^[1] He cleared 2.22 metres in his first meet, and just months later he placed second at the 2006 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships with a height of 7-01.75 and finished fourth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games with a 2.23 m jump.

In the 2007 indoor season he cleared 2.30 metres for the first time, and eventually jumped 2.33 metres in March in Fayetteville, Arkansas.^[2] In July 2007 he cleared 2.35 metres on the world record track in Salamanca, Spain. The result was a new personal best and the world seasons best at the time.^[1][3] He then won the World Championships in Osaka, again with a 2.35 jump. He also won gold at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final.^[4]

The Olympic competition in 2008 however, turned out a major disappointment for Thomas, who only made 2.20 in the qualifying round and finished 21st overall.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Valiente, Emeterio (2007-07-05). "2.35 World lead for Donald Thomas in Salamanca". IAAF.org. http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=39406.html. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
2. ^ Dunaway, James (2007-03-11). "Thomas clears 2.33m, as Hastings blazes women’s 400 in 50.80 - NCAA Indoor Champs, Day 2". IAAF.org. http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=37903.html. Retrieved 2007-07-05. 
3. ^ IAAF Top Lists High Jump 2007 (men)
4. ^ Bahamian Thomas wins high jump gold on YouTube

External links

• IAAF profile for Donald Thomas
• 2006 Commonwealth Games profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Andrey Silnov	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance alongside Stefan Holm, Yaroslav Rybakov and Kyriacos Ioannou 2007	Succeeded by Andrey Silnov

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Donald
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 July 1984
Place of birth	Freeport, Bahamas
Date of death
Place of death