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Damion Thomas

Damion Thomas

Jamaican athlete

Damion Thomas (born June 29, 1999) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 110 and 60m hurdles.[1]

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A student at Louisiana State University (LSU),[2] he was the fastest qualifier but ultimately came fourth in the final of the 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships.[3] Then, on the 23 June 2018, he equaled Wilhem Belocian's 110m hurdle junior world record of 12.99s when winning the Junior National Championships in Kingston, Jamaica.[4] He then won the 110m hurdles at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships.[5]

He won the 2021 NCAA Indoor 60m hurdle title, broke the LSU school record, and became the fifth-fastest hurdler in NCAA history.[6]

At the 2020 Summer Games Thomas ran 13.54 seconds to get through his heat and then ran 13.39 seconds to finish third in his semi final in the 110m hurdles.[7]

In February 2024, he was selected to run for Jamaica at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Damion THOMAS | Profile". worldathletics.org.
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    "Damion Thomas - 2021 - Track & Field". LSU Tigers. 8 July 2019.
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    "XIX PANAMERICAN U20 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Results". timerhub.com.
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    "Thomas ties world U20 110m hurdles record at Jamaican Junior Championships | REPORT | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
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    "World U20 Championships". LSU Tigers. 10 July 2018.
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    Spann, Denise. "LSU's Damion Thomas Has Found His Stride At The Perfect Time". MileSplit United States.
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    "Athletics THOMAS Damion - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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    "Ackeem Blake, Shashalee Forbes lead Jamaica's 19-member team to World Indoors". Sportsmax. February 23, 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
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