| Neil Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 April 1968 Chirk, Wrexham, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Welshampton (now lives in Liverpool) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Roderick Thomas MBE (6 April 1968- ) is a retired English artistic gymnast who experienced most of his success in the floor exercises. An acknowledged inspiration to the golden generation of British gymnasts from 2004 onwards, and a pathfinder for his national programme, he was former world silver medalist and Commonwealth Games Champion and one of the most successful British gymnasts in the history of the sport.