Bradley Thomas (athlete)

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.

Bradley Thomas
Personal information
Full nameBradley James Thomas
Nationality Australia
Born1 April 1967
Hobart, Tasmania
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
1996 AtlantaMen's 4x100 m Relay T42–46
1988 Seoul Men's Pentathlon A4A9
1996 AtlantaMen's 100 m T43–44
1996 AtlantaMen's Long Jump F44
IPC Athletics World Championships
1998 BirminghamMen's Long Jump F44

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
  1. "Thomas, Bradley James, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Athletes". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. "Athlete Search Results". Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  4. "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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