Josephus Thomas

Josephus Thomas (born 11 July 1971) is a Sierra Leonean sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Josephus Thomas

Personal information
Nationality	Sierra Leonean
Born	(1971-07-11) 11 July 1971 (age 54)
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	Woodford Green AC

Biography

Thomas competed for the Woodford Green AC in Woodford, London. With a personal best of 10.32 seconds, he was the Sierra Leonean record-holder over 100 metres before he was injured at the 2004 AAA Indoor Championships.^[2] Thomas also ran a wind-assisted 10.19 time in Fullerton, California that was not eligible for records.^[3]

Thomas finished third in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the British 1997 AAA Championships.^[4][5]

Thomas has a twin brother Joselyn Thomas, who competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games men's 100 m and other international competitions with Josephus.^[2] He said that the Sierra Leonean athletics association would not send him enough resources for training.^[2]