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Onan Thom

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Onan Orlando Thom
Personal information
Full nameOnan Orlando Thom
National team Guyana
Born (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40)
Linden, Guyana
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jeddah 50 m backstroke

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

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Individual

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Long course

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Guyana
2003 World Championships Spain 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 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 28th (h) 50 m freestyle 24.83
31st (h) 100 m freestyle 54.14
20th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:10.78

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ 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.