1. Iwan Gwyn Thomas was born on 5 January 1974 and 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.
20 Facts About Iwan Thomas
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Iwan 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.
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Iwan Thomas was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1998.
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Iwan Thomas attended Stamford School and West London Institute of Higher Education, where he studied Sports Science and Geography.
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Iwan Thomas received his gold medal in May 2010 in a presentation by Alun Ffred Jones at Cardiff Bay.
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Iwan Thomas was again injured in 2003 with damage to his Achilles.
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Iwan Thomas was selected in 2006 for the Welsh team for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, but was unable to compete due to an injury.
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Iwan Thomas's father was born to Welsh-born parents in Middlesex, whilst his mother's Welsh language speaking family were centred around the village of Llandderfel, Gwynedd.
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Iwan Thomas was born in Farnborough and now lives in Southampton.
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In 2008, Iwan Thomas guest presented two episodes of Best of Friends, in the sports special with Darren Campbell and in the activities special with Zoe Salmon.
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Iwan Thomas took part in the celebrity games of the Million Pound Drop Live broadcast on Friday 10 August 2012.
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Iwan Thomas is co-presenter of MotoGP Tonight on BT Sport alongside Craig Doyle.
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Iwan Thomas can be seen presenting the Chequered Flag show immediately following MotoGP races.
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On 27 August 2015, Iwan Thomas was announced as a contestant in the 2015 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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On 5 September 2015 it was announced Iwan Thomas had been paired with professional dancer Ola Jordan for the series.
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In September 2016, Iwan Thomas was a presenter of the Paralympics Games in Rio for Channel 4 where he commentated on the athletics coverage presented from the Olympic Stadium.
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In February 2017, Iwan Thomas was a guest at "dictionary corner" on Countdown, on Channel 4.
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In 2022, Iwan Thomas took part in Celebrity Hunted for stand up to cancer.
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Iwan Thomas was the only celebrity to win that series, with his teammate Richard Whitehead being caught earlier when a taunt against the Hunters backfired.
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Iwan Thomas joined the Ecover Sailing Team in 2009 as part of an Extreme 40 event.