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Iwan Thomas

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Iwan Gwyn Thomas (born 5 January 1974) is a Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and World 4 × 400 metres relay champion. Thomas is the former UK 400 m record holder, with his time of 44.36s set in Birmingham on 13 July 1997 standing until Matthew Hudson-Smith broke the record in May 2022. He was also a member of the team which held the European 4 × 400 m relay record of 2:56.60, set in Atlanta, USA in the Olympic final on 3 August 1996 until it was broken at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iwan Thomas is the 6,489th most popular athlete (down from 4,320th in 2019), the 8,221st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,386th in 2019) and the 240th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Iwan Thomas ranks 6,489 out of 6,025. Before him are Fanny Lecluyse, Mohammed Hassan, Michaela Meijer, Yassine Hethat, Karolien Florijn, and Aleksandr Ivanov. After him are Anastasiia Chetverikova, Dina Meshref, Aremi Fuentes, Tamás Kulifai, Tom Boon, and Ruben Knab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Iwan Thomas ranks 1,148. Before him are André Carson, Monalisa Chinda, Wences Casares, Misbah-ul-Haq, Gayatri Joshi, and Cyril Nzama. After him are Zali Steggall, Chaminda Vaas, Ade Akinbiyi, Gauri Shinde, Simon Donnelly, and Frank Caliendo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 8,223 out of 8,785. Before him are David Nugent (1985), James Chester (1989), Owain Doull (1993), Wayne Routledge (1985), Robyn Young (null), and Sean Longstaff (1997). After him are Niall McGinn (1987), Lewis Baker (1995), Neil Alexander (1978), Fred Evans (1991), Maajid Nawaz (1977), and Billy Joe Saunders (1989).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 240. Before him are Etienne Stott (1979), Shelley Rudman (1981), Nicola Sanders (1982), Georgia Taylor-Brown (1994), Laura Muir (1993), and Ed McKeever (1983). After him are Kieran West (1977), Joseph Ryan (null), David Murdoch (1978), Katherine Grainger (1975), Greg Searle (1972), and Jocelyn Rae (1991).

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