Thomas Young (sprinter)
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| Born | 27 July 2000 Croydon, England, Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, he won silver in the T38 100 metres.
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]
At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, he came 7th in the 100 metres. The following year at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, he won silver in the 100 metres.[6]
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he narrowly missed out on a medal, coming in 4th place in the 100 metres T38.[7][8]
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.
- ^ "Faster, Higher and Stronger, Derek Loccident Plans To Pursue Four Medals at Paris Paralympics". www.teamusa.com. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (2 September 2024). "Thomas Young: "I wasn't a champion in Paris but ambitions don't change"". AW. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB | Young looks to future after narrowly missing podium". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Croydon
- Athletes from the London Borough of Croydon
- Paralympic athletes for Great Britain
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- English male sprinters
- British 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
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- 21st-century English sportsmen