Thomas Young (sprinter)
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Born | Croydon, England, Great Britain | 27 July 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Neurofibromatosis type 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Charnwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Joe McDonnell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Robert Young MBE (born 27 July 2000) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international events, he is a Paralympic Games gold medallist, three-time European champion and a two-time World silver medalist.[1][2]
Career[edit]
He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He also won the 100 metres mixed class event at the 2021 British Athletics Championships.[4]
Young was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thomas Young - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Young - British Athletics". British Athletics. 6 June 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "100 Metres Mixed Class – Men – Final". UK Athletics. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N26.
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Croydon
- Sportspeople from the London Borough of Croydon
- Paralympic athletes for Great Britain
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- British male sprinters
- English male sprinters
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- British Athletics Championships winners
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- 21st-century British sportsmen