Onan Thom
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| Personal information | ||||||||
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| Full name | Onan Orlando Thom | |||||||
| National team |  Guyana | |||||||
| Born | 11 April 1984 Linden, Guyana | |||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||
| Sport | ||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||
Medal record
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Onan Orlando Thom (born April 11, 1984) is a Guyanese former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Thom qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.14.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including three-time Olympian Aleksandr Agafonov of Uzbekistan. He earned a sixth spot in 55.24, more than a second off his entry time. Thom failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[3][4]
Major results
Individual
Long course
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Guyana
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| 2003 | World Championships |  Barcelona, Spain
|
88th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.84 |
| 107th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 55.44 | |||
| 54th (h) | 50 m backstroke | 28.80 | |||
| 66th (h) | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.91 | |||
| 70th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.26 | |||
| 73rd (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.51 | |||
| Pan American Games |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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28th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 24.83 | |
| 31st (h) | 100 m freestyle | 54.14 | |||
| 20th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.78 | |||
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Onan Orlando Thom". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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