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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 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Iwan Thomas is the 7,658th most popular athlete (down from 4,327th in 2024), the 8,572nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,386th in 2019) and the 269th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Iwan Thomas ranks 7,658 out of 6,025. Before him are Mohammed Hassan, Michaela Meijer, Ukaleq Slettemark, 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 1,426. Before him are Vaishnavi Macdonald, Zain Bhikha, Cyril Nzama, Lawrence Johnson, Jason de Vos, and Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong. After him are Simone Singh, Zali Steggall, Maulik Pancholy, Louise Barnes, Chaminda Vaas, and Ade Akinbiyi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 8,574 out of 8,785. Before him are Sean Longstaff (1997), Kwabs (1990), Robert Jenrick (1982), Andrew Knott (1979), Tony Daley (1967), and Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (1974). After him are Luke Newberry (1990), Andy Hicks (1973), Niall McGinn (1987), Lewis Baker (1995), Neil Alexander (1978), and Matt Willis (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Iwan Thomas ranks 269. Before him are Shelley Rudman (1981), Nicola Sanders (1982), Georgia Taylor-Brown (1994), Laura Muir (1993), Ed McKeever (1983), and Emily Maguire (1987). After him are Kieran West (1977), Leon Taylor (1977), Joseph Ryan (null), David Murdoch (1978), Katherine Grainger (1975), and Greg Searle (1972).

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