Barry Thomas (decathlete)

Barry Thomas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1972-04-28) 28 April 1972[1]
Bucklow, Cheshire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon

Barry van Someren Thomas (born 28 April 1972) is a male former athlete who competed for England.[2]

Biography

Thomas is a three times British champion in 1993, 1994 and 1996 after winning the British decathlon title.[3][4]

He represented England in the decathlon event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6] Four years later he represented England again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[7]

References

  1. ^ "THOMAS Barry van Someren". BMD. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Profile". World Athletics.
  3. ^ "AAA WAAA and National Championships Medalists". NUTS.
  4. ^ "National Championships Medalists". GBR Athletics.
  5. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.