Kenneth Thome
| Full name | Kenneth Thome Bolaños | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1968 San José, Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Thome Bolaños (born 1 November 1968) is a Costa Rican former tennis player.[1]
Born in San José, Thome is a grandson of Costa Rican international footballer Hernán Bolaños and younger brother of tennis player Fred Thome. He won a bronze medal partnering his brother in doubles at the 1987 Pan American Games.[2]
Thome, who played tennis for Rice University, featured in 14 Davis Cup ties for Costa Rica during the 1990s. He won eight of his nine singles rubbers and had an 11–3 record in doubles.
A four-time medalist at the 1994 Central American Games, he returned as a 49-year old to compete in mixed doubles at the 2017 edition in Managua and with partner Andrea Brenes won a playoff for the bronze medal.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Espina, Alejandro (8 October 2015). "Meeting Kenneth Thomé: from tennis star to serving ace advice". Citywire.
- ^ "Kenneth Thome: 'Si me dicen el atleta más viejo, con orgullo lo asumo'". La Nación (in Spanish). 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Kenneth Thome vuelve al ruedo a los 49 años". Diario Extra (in Spanish). 15 December 2017.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in tennis
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Costa Rica
- Central American Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Central American Games bronze medalists for Costa Rica
- Rice Owls men's tennis players
- Expatriate tennis players in the United States
- Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Costa Rican people of Chilean descent
- Sportspeople of Chilean descent