Training with the Kaizen Central Karate Federation, Thomas became the 2014 −67 kg Senior European Karate Champion after defeating Aliyev Niyazi from Azerbaijan in the final in Tampere, Finland.[1]
On 24 January 2022, GB Taekwondo announced that in a new bid to become an Olympian, Thomas had been selected for and joined the GB Taekwondo World Class Performance program, and is now "looking to make his mark in taekwondo" as part of the Paris 2024 cycle.[3] He is expected to compete in the −68 kg category.
Referencesedit
^"KARATE: Jordan becomes Euro champion". Dunstable Today. 23 May 2014.
^"Jordan Thomas follows father's success with world karate gold". BBC. 30 October 2016.
^"'Karate Kid' Jordan Thomas Earns Fighting Chance at New Olympic Sport". GB Taekwondo. 24 January 2022.
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jordan, thomas, karateka, other, people, named, jordan, thomas, jordan, thomas, disambiguation, jordan, thomas, born, march, 1992, british, karateka, 2016, became, first, british, karate, world, champion, years, since, paul, newby, gold, medal, 2004, thomas, a. For other people named Jordan Thomas see Jordan Thomas disambiguation Jordan Thomas born 10 March 1992 is a British karateka In 2016 he became the first British Karate World Champion in 12 years since Paul Newby s gold medal in 2004 Thomas was also the first British World Games Finalist in 16 Years the last being Jason Ledgister in 2001 His first major title in 2014 made him the first British European Karate Champion in 8 years He is the son of William Thomas who won the 1992 World Karate Championships Jordan ThomasJordan Thomas in 2018BornJordan Nathaniel Jean Thomas 1992 03 10 10 March 1992 age 32 Luton EnglandResidenceManchester EnglandStyleKumiteRankWorld Champion 67 kg Medal record Men s karate Representing Great Britain World Games 2017 Wroclaw Kumite 67 kg Representing England World Championships 2016 Linz Kumite 67 kg European Championships 2014 Tampere Kumite 67 kg 2016 Montpellier Kumite 67 kgCareer editTraining with the Kaizen Central Karate Federation Thomas became the 2014 67 kg Senior European Karate Champion after defeating Aliyev Niyazi from Azerbaijan in the final in Tampere Finland 1 At the 2016 World Karate Championships in Linz Austria Thomas took gold in the Kumite 67 kg weight 2 In June 2021 he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan On 24 January 2022 GB Taekwondo announced that in a new bid to become an Olympian Thomas had been selected for and joined the GB Taekwondo World Class Performance program and is now looking to make his mark in taekwondo as part of the Paris 2024 cycle 3 He is expected to compete in the 68 kg category References edit KARATE Jordan becomes Euro champion Dunstable Today 23 May 2014 Jordan Thomas follows father s success with world karate gold BBC 30 October 2016 Karate Kid Jordan Thomas Earns Fighting Chance at New Olympic Sport GB Taekwondo 24 January 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Jordan Thomas at Wikimedia Commons English Karate Federation Jordan Thomas at the World Games nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to karate in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jordan Thomas karateka amp oldid 1222355058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
