Shirley Thomas (born 15 June 1963) is a former British sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 meters and 4 x 100 meters relay. She won a silver medal in the relay at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki. She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
In 1981, at the European Junior Championships in Utrecht, Thomas won a silver medal in the 100 meters behind the GDR's Kathrin Bohme, running a wind-assisted 11.43 secs. She also finished sixth in the 200 m final.[1]
At the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki in 1983, Thomas once again anchored Great Britain to a silver medal in the sprint relay, finishing behind the East Germans but managing to hold off the fast finishing Jamaicans, anchored by Merlene Ottey, 42.71 to 42.73. In the 100 meters, she ran 11.48 to reach the semi-finals.
Thomas earned Olympic selection in 1984. However, at the 100 meters in Los Angeles, she only managed to run 12.13 secs in her heat due to injury.[2] The injury also cost her the chance of an Olympic relay medal, with the British squad going on to win the bronze. Thomas's replacement was Simmone Jacobs.
At the time of her sprinting career, Thomas weighed 48 kg and was 1.60 m tall.[3]
Shirley Thomas' achievements occurred during the so-called Golden Era of British women's sprinting, made all the more remarkable as many of their rivals were on performance-enhancing drug programs.
Personal Bests
100m 11.31 (+1.9) Hendon 3 July 1983 – ran a wind-assisted 11.13 (+3.8) Cmbrawn 27 May 1984[4]
200m 23.36 (+0.4) Gateshead 10 June 1984 – ran a wind-assisted 23.14 (+2.1) Cmbrawn 29 May 1984[4]
shirley, thomas, athlete, shirley, thomas, born, june, 1963, former, british, sprinter, competed, mainly, meters, meters, relay, silver, medal, relay, 1983, world, championships, helsinki, also, competed, 1984, olympic, games, angeles, shirley, thomas, medal, . Shirley Thomas born 15 June 1963 is a former British sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 meters and 4 x 100 meters relay She won a silver medal in the relay at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki She also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles Shirley Thomas Medal recordWomen s athleticsRepresenting Great BritainWorld Championships1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relayEuropean Championships1982 Athens 4x100 m relayBiography EditIn 1981 at the European Junior Championships in Utrecht Thomas won a silver medal in the 100 meters behind the GDR s Kathrin Bohme running a wind assisted 11 43 secs She also finished sixth in the 200 m final 1 In 1982 still only 19 Thomas competed at the European Championships in Athens where she anchored the British sprint relay quartet to a silver medal Her teammates were Wendy Hoyte Kathy Cook then Smallwood and Beverley Callender At the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki in 1983 Thomas once again anchored Great Britain to a silver medal in the sprint relay finishing behind the East Germans but managing to hold off the fast finishing Jamaicans anchored by Merlene Ottey 42 71 to 42 73 In the 100 meters she ran 11 48 to reach the semi finals Thomas earned Olympic selection in 1984 However at the 100 meters in Los Angeles she only managed to run 12 13 secs in her heat due to injury 2 The injury also cost her the chance of an Olympic relay medal with the British squad going on to win the bronze Thomas s replacement was Simmone Jacobs At the time of her sprinting career Thomas weighed 48 kg and was 1 60 m tall 3 Shirley Thomas achievements occurred during the so called Golden Era of British women s sprinting made all the more remarkable as many of their rivals were on performance enhancing drug programs Personal Bests 100m 11 31 1 9 Hendon 3 July 1983 ran a wind assisted 11 13 3 8 Cmbrawn 27 May 1984 4 200m 23 36 0 4 Gateshead 10 June 1984 ran a wind assisted 23 14 2 1 Cmbrawn 29 May 1984 4 References Edit European Indoor Championships Women Women 100m Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984 05 08 Shirley Thomas at Sports Reference a b Shirley Thomas at Power of 10 This biographical article relating to British athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shirley Thomas athlete amp oldid 1156384307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
