Eric Thomas (hurdler)

American hurdler (1973–2022)

For other athletes of this name, see Eric Thomas (disambiguation).

Eric Thomas

Personal information

Nationality| American
Born| (1973-12-01)December 1, 1973
Garrison, Texas, U.S.
Died| December 30, 2022(2022-12-30) (aged 49)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Sport
Country|  United States
Sport| Track and field
Event| 400 m hurdles
College team| Blinn College
Turned pro| 1995
Retired| 2007

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Pan American Games
| 2003 Santo Domingo | 400 m hurdles
| 1999 Winnipeg | 400 m hurdles

Eric Ashley Thomas (December 1, 1973 – December 30, 2022) was an American hurdler who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He set his personal best (47.94) in the men's 400 m hurdles event on June 13, 2000, in Rome, Italy.[1]

## Achievements[edit]

Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes

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1994  | NJCAA | Blinn College | 1st  | 400 m hurdles
1996  | Olympic Trials | Atlanta, GA | 4th  | 400 m hurdles
1999  | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 2nd  | 400 m hurdles
2000  | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 9th  | 400 m hurdles
2003  | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd  | 400 m hurdles
World Championships | Paris, France | 14th  | 400 m hurdles

## Later life and death[edit]

Eric Thomas founded Champion Trainers, LLC in 2005 to train young athletes for success in their chosen sports activities. Champion Trainers provides individualized fitness and athletic programs to improve endurance, speed, agility, flexibility, mechanics and overall performance.

Thomas died on December 30, 2022, at the age of 49.[2][3]

## Charity[edit]

The Eric Thomas Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit charitable organization, was organized to raise scholarship funds for youth who wish to pursue higher education and to improve the health and fitness of Texas youths. The Eric Thomas Foundation seeks to target high school athletes and/or students who would otherwise be unable to acquire financial assistance and support, and will make the dream of obtaining higher education a reality. The Eric Thomas Scholarship was presented to its first recipient at Garrison High School on May 17, 2011.

## References[edit]

1. ^ The Eric Thomas Story - PERSONAL TRAINING TO ACHIEVE YOUR HEALTH & FITNESS GOALS
2. ^ Ato Boldon @AtoBoldon The track and field fraternity mourns the loss of USA 400mh Olympian Eric Thomas. He was 49. 🕊️ Ato Bolden
3. ^ Eric Thomas, Garrison native and one of world's best hurdlers, dies at 49

## External links[edit]

* Eric Thomas at World Athletics
* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Thomas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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US National Championship winners in men's 400 m/440 yd hurdles

1914–1979
Amateur Athletic Union|

* 1914–15: Bill Meanix
* 1916: Walter Hummel
* 1917: Floyd Smart
* 1918: Donald Hause
* 1919: Floyd Smart
* 1920: Frank Loomis
* 1921: August Desch
* 1922: Joseph Hall
* 1923: Ivan Riley
* 1924–26: Morgan Taylor
* 1927: Johnny Gibson
* 1928: Morgan Taylor
* 1929: Gordon Allott
* 1930: Dick Pomeroy
* 1931: Victor Burke
* 1932: Joe Healey
* 1933–34: Glenn Hardin
* 1935: Tom Moore
* 1936: Glenn Hardin
* 1937–38: Jack Patterson
* 1939: Roy Cochran
* 1940: Carl McBain
* 1941: Arky Erwin
* 1942: Walter Smith
* 1943–46: Arky Erwin
* 1947: Walter Smith
* 1948: Roy Cochran
* 1949–52: Charles Moore
* 1953–55: Josh Culbreath
* 1956–58: Glenn Davis
* 1959: Dick Howard
* 1960: Glenn Davis
* 1961: Cliff Cushman
* 1962: Willie Atterberry
* 1963: Rex Cawley
* 1964: Billy Hardin
* 1965: Rex Cawley
* 1966: Jim Miller
* 1967–68: Ron Whitney
* 1969–71: Ralph Mann
* 1972: Dick Bruggeman
* 1973–74: Jim Bolding
* 1975: Ralph Mann
* 1976: Tom Andrews
* 1977: Edwin Moses
* 1978: James Walker
* 1979: Edwin Moses

1980–1992
The Athletics Congress|

* 1980: David Lee
* 1981: Edwin Moses
* 1982: David Patrick
* 1983: Edwin Moses
* 1984: David Patrick
* 1985: Andre Phillips
* 1986: Danny Harris
* 1987: Edwin Moses
* 1988: Kevin Henderson
* 1989–90: David Patrick
* 1991: Danny Harris
* 1992: Kevin Young

1993–present
USA Track & Field|

* 1993: Kevin Young
* 1994–95: Derrick Adkins
* 1996–98: Bryan Bronson
* 1999–2001: Angelo Taylor
* 2002: James Carter
* 2003: Eric Thomas
* 2004: James Carter
* 2005–06: Kerron Clement
* 2007: James Carter
* 2008–10: Bershawn Jackson
* 2011: Jeshua Anderson
* 2012–13: Michael Tinsley
* 2014: Johnny Dutch
* 2015: Bershawn Jackson
* 2016: Kerron Clement
* 2017: Eric Futch
* 2018: Kenny Selmon
* 2019: Rai Benjamin
* 20212020 OT: Rai Benjamin
* 2022-23: Rai Benjamin

Notes|

* 440 yd hurdles 1914–27, 1929–31, 1953–55, 1957–58, 1961–63, 1965–67, 1969–71 and 1973; 400 m hurdles otherwise.

* The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.

* 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2000 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification|

* 2000 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes|

* Abdihakem Abdirahman
* Kenny Brokenburr (r)
* John Capel
* James Carter
* Curt Clausen
* Tony Cosey
* Mark Crear
* Mark Croghan
* Alan Culpepper
* Rod DeHaven
* Pascal Dobert
* Jon Drummond
* Philip Dunn
* Mark Everett
* Adam Goucher
* Maurice Greene
* Alvin Harrison
* Calvin Harrison (r)
* Bradley Hauser
* Floyd Heard
* Andrew Hermann
* Gabe Jennings
* Allen Johnson
* Curtis Johnson
* Michael Johnson
* Meb Keflezighi
* Rich Kenah
* Brian Lewis (r)
* Coby Miller
* Tim Montgomery (r)
* Antonio Pettigrew
* Jason Pyrah
* Nick Rogers
* Tim Seaman
* Michael Stember
* Angelo Taylor
* Eric Thomas
* Terrence Trammell
* Bernard Williams (r)
* Bryan Woodward
* Jerome Young (r)

Men's
field athletes|

* Charles Austin
* Andy Bloom
* LaMark Carter
* Walter Davis
* Lance Deal
* Kenny Evans
* John Godina
* Breaux Greer
* Chad Harting
* Robert Howard
* Chris Huffins
* Nick Hysong
* Kip Janvrin
* Lawrence Johnson
* Nathan Leeper
* Melvin Lister
* Jud Logan
* Kevin McMahon
* Adam Nelson
* Tom Pappas
* Dwight Phillips
* Adam Setliff
* Savanté Stringfellow
* Anthony Washington

Women's track
and road athletes|

* Andrea Anderson (r)
* Kim Batten
* Tonja Buford-Bailey
* Chen Yueling
* Christine Clark
* Hazel Clark
* Joetta Clark Diggs
* LaTasha Colander
* Michelle Collins
* Sharon Couch
* Shayne Culpepper
* Gail Devers
* Deena Kastor
* Elva Dryer
* Torri Edwards
* Chryste Gaines
* Sandra Glover
* Suzy Favor Hamilton
* Monique Hennagan
* Libbie Hickman
* Marion Jones
* Anne Marie Letko
* Debbi Lawrence
* Jearl Miles Clark
* Melissa Morrison-Howard
* Nanceen Perry
* Jennifer Rhines
* Passion Richardson (r)
* Michelle Rohl
* Amy Rudolph
* Marla Runyan

Women's
field athletes|

* Amy Acuff
* Erin Aldrich
* Lynda Blutreich
* Dawn Burrell
* Shelia Burrell
* Jesseca Cross
* Karol Rovelto
* Stacy Dragila
* Dawn Ellerbe
* Nicole Gamble
* Marion Jones
* Kris Kuehl
* Melissa Mueller
* DeDee Nathan
* Amy Palmer
* Suzy Powell-Roos
* Connie Price-Smith
* Seilala Sua
* Kellie Suttle
* Teri Steer
* Shana Williams

Coaches|

* John Chaplin (men's head coach)
* Dick Booth (men's assistant coach)
* Dixon Farmer (men's assistant coach)
* Rob Johnson (men's assistant coach)
* John Moon (men's assistant coach)
* Jerry Quiller (men's assistant coach)
* Jay Silvester (men's assistant coach)
* Bubba Thornton (men's assistant coach)
* Karen Dennis (women's head coach)
* Sandy Fowler (women's assistant coach)
* Ernest Gregoire (women's assistant coach)
* Judy Harrison (women's assistant coach)
* Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
* LaVerne Sweat (women's assistant coach)
* Mark Young (women's assistant coach)

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