Shirley Thomas (athlete)

Shirley Thomas b 15/06/1963 is a retired British sprinter who competed mainly in the 100m and 4x100m relay. Her best result was a silver medal in the very first World Championship sprint relay final,the team that included Joan Baptiste, Kathy Cook, Beverley Callendar and Shirley. She anchored the team that won the Silver medal behind the GDR, the British team were actually in the lead into the last change over. Shirley held the lead but was inevitably caught by the newly crowned 100m World Champion Marlies Gohr. They ran a time of 42.71 just ahead of the fast finishing Jamaican team. She also helped the British team to another silver medal at the European Championships the year before.

This occurred during a Golden Era of British Womens sprinting, made all the more remarkable as many of their rivals were on performance ehancing drug programs.

W 48.00 H 1.60

Championship Results

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4X100 Relay

1982 Silver European Championships Athens, Greece

1983 Silver World Championships Helsinki, Finland

Personal Best

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100m 11.48 -0.20 Helsinki 07/08/1983