Thomas Young (sprinter) explained

Thomas Young
MBE
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability:Neurofibromatosis type 1
Disability Class:T38
Event:100 metres
200 metres
Club:Charnwood
Coach:Joe McDonnell
Birth Date:27 July 2000
Birth Place:Croydon, England, Great Britain

Thomas Robert Young (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

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.

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.[5]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he narrowly missed out on a medal, coming in 4th place in the 100 metres T38.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 June 2021. Thomas Young - IPC Athlete Bio. ipc.infostradasports.com. 6 June 2021. 6 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606171154/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=1829798&wintergames=-1&refreshauto=1. dead.
  2. Web site: 6 June 2021. Thomas Young - British Athletics. British Athletics.
  3. News: Houston. Michael. 28 August 2021. British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 28 August 2021.
  4. Web site: 100 Metres Mixed Class – Men – Final. UK Athletics. 26 June 2021. 29 June 2021. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701171555/https://results.britishathletics.org.uk/20210625_Manchester/timetable/index/Data/M/100D_R_f.html. live.
  5. Web site: 2024-07-19 . Faster, Higher and Stronger, Derek Loccident Plans To Pursue Four Medals at Paris Paralympics . 2024-09-16 . www.teamusa.com . en.
  6. Web site: Collett . Jasmine . 2024-09-02 . Thomas Young: "I wasn't a champion in Paris but ambitions don't change" . 2024-09-14 . AW . en-GB.
  7. Web site: ParalympicsGB Young looks to future after narrowly missing podium . 2024-09-14 . ParalympicsGB . en.