Iwan Thomas

Iwan Thomas

MBE

Thomas being interviewed in London in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Iwan Gwyn Thomas
Born	(1974-01-05) 5 January 1974 (age 50)[1] Farnborough, London, England
Sport
Country	Great Britain  Wales
Sport	Men's athletics
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4x400 m relay World Championships 1997 Athens 4x400 m relay European Championships 1998 Budapest 400 m 1998 Budapest 4x400 m relay European Cup 1995 Villeneuve d'Ascq 4x400 m relay 1997 Munich 4x400 m relay IAAF World Cup 1998 Johannesburg 400 m 1998 Johannesburg 4x400 m Representing  Wales Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 400 m 2002 Manchester 4x400 m 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x400 m

Iwan Gwyn Thomas MBE (born 5 January 1974) is a Welsh sprinter who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games in the 400 metres, and Wales at the Commonwealth Games. Thomas is a former European, Commonwealth Games and World 4 × 400 metres relay champion.

Thomas is the former UK 400m record holder, with his time of 44.36s set in Birmingham on 13 July 1997 standing until Matthew Hudson-Smith broke the record in May 2022. He was also a member of the team which held the European 4 × 400 m relay record of 2:56.60, set in Atlanta, USA in the Olympic final on 3 August 1996 until it was broken at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Thomas's coach for much of his running career was Mike Smith, formerly coach to British 400 m runners Roger Black, Todd Bennett and Paul Harmsworth also hurdler Kriss Akabusi. Thomas was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1998.