Reyare Thomas
![]() Thomas at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago | 23 November 1987|||||||||||
Education | Abilene Christian University[1] | |||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||
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Country | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||
College team | Abilene Christian Wildcats[3] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Reyare Thomas (born 23 November 1987) is a Trinidadian sprinter.[4] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing winning the bronze in the 4 × 100 metres relay and reaching the semifinals in the 200 metres.
Biography
[edit]Thomas took up running in high school and started competing internationally in 2011. The same year she had a hamstring injury that put her out of training for six weeks. She studied in the United States and has degrees in social sciences from the Iowa Central Community College and Abilene Christian University. At Abilene she worked as an assistant sprints coach.[3]
International competitions
[edit]1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.22 (+1.4 m/s, Port of Spain 2015)
- 200 metres – 22.82 (+0.8 m/s, Port of Spain 2015)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.37 (Charleston 2012)
- 200 metres – 23.51 (Birmingham, AL 2013)
References
[edit]- ^ Reyare Thomas. acusports.com
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b Reyare Thomas. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Reyare Thomas". IAAF. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.