Bradley Thomas (athlete)
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Full name | Bradley James Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1 April 1967 Hobart, Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bradley James Thomas, OAM[1] (born 1 April 1967)[2] is an Australian Paralympic athlete who won four medals at three Paralympic Games from 1988 to 1996.
Thomas was born in Hobart.[2] He won a silver medal in the Men's Pentathlon A4A9 event at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics.[3] He competed without winning any medals at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics.[3] At the 1996 Atlanta Games, He won a gold medal in the Men's 4x100 m Relay T42–46, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and two bronze medals in the Men's 100 m T43–44 and Men's Long Jump F44 event.[3]
In 2006 Thomas was inducted into the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements in track and field.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Thomas, Bradley James, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Athlete Search Results". Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame". Sport and Recreation Tasmania. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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