Iwan Thomas (born 5th January 1974) is an Olympic Athlete. Olympic can refer to: The Olympic Games, an international multi-sport event International Olympic Committee (IOC), the organization managing the Olympic Games Various stadiums in the world are known as Olympic Stadium Olympic Airlines, state run airline for Greece and successor to Olympic Airways Olympic Aviation, subsidiary of Greek flag... An athlete is a person who has above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and is thus suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ...

Iwan is without doubt one of the finest 400m runners that Britain has ever seen. A former European Champion, Commonwealth Champion, World Cup winner and the current British Record Holder.

A late starter to the world of Athletics, preferring to concentrate on BMX bike riding (ranked fourth in Europe ) than to run one lap of the track. However he did start his athletics career in 1992 when he represented the British 4x400m relay team at the World Junior Championships, helping them to 5 th place. Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In 1993 Iwan attended a three year course at West London University studying for a Sports Management degree, where he juggled his studies and training, making excellent progress every year setting 9 Welsh 400m records in the process. In 1994 Iwan went to the Commonwealth Games in Canada where he set another PB and Welsh Record in 45.98 and reached the semi final stage.

Iwan was rewarded for his superb form and was picked to represent the British 4x400m relay team in 1995 at the European Cup which they won. His confidence grew from strength to strength and he was awarded an individual position in the Olympic team for Atlanta . At the age of 22 Iwan had a fantastic games, he came 5 th in the final of the 400m and won a silver medal in the 4x400m alongside good friend and team mate Jamie Baulch.

In 1997 Iwan, keen to capitalise on his achievements of the previous year, claimed his first UK Championship title in Birmingham beating Olympic silver medallist Roger Black. He then went on to win the European Cup 4x400m relay; he came sixth in the World Championships in Seville and won silver in the 4x400m relay. Roger Anthony Black (born March 31, 1966) is a former Olympic athlete and now works as a television presenter and motivational speaker. ...

1998 was a year to remember for Iwan. He launched himself into the season with a number of Grand Prix victories; this was followed by victories in the European Cup and in the 4x400m relay. Iwan then went on to the European Championships in Budapest winning Gold in the 400m and in the 4x400m. Success at the World Cup in South Africa later in the year was particularly satisfying representing Europe against the other continents of the World. In what must have seemed an endless year, Iwan flew straight to the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur where he became champion of the Commonwealth and bought a bronze medal home for Wales in the 4x400m relay. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. ...

Despite a promising start to the 1999 season, Iwan was forced off the track through injury. He underwent telescopic surgery at the beginning of July to repair a stress fracture to his ankle, which resulted in him missing the whole of the season.

In his first race since the Commonwealth Games, Iwan made an encouraging return, winning in Budapest in June in 45.85s. However he was held back by injury and was unable to compete in the Olympic trials. The Olympic selectors decided not to delay their decision on the discretionary third place, leaving Iwan out of the team, to compete only in the relay. In Sydney , he ran each round of the 4x400m but was unable to carry a weakened relay team to a medal despite running his fastest leg in the final.

In 2001 Iwan struggled to regain his top form with a season best of 45.70. At the AAAs Iwan was placed 2 nd, while In the World Championships he was placed eighth with a time of 46.72. At the Commonwealth Games in 2002, his focus was on the relay, where the team won a silver medal and broke the welsh record. Iwan had run an encouraging 46.0 and decided to change coaches at the end of that season and moved up to Loughborough.

Iwan went to California to prepare for the 2003 season with his new coach & training group, completing a good winters training. In Iwan’s 2 nd race of 2003, he ran an impressive 45.95. Still improving and coming back to his past form, Iwan ran 45.58 in Florence at the Europa Cup in late June. Iwan successfully progressed through the heats to reach the final of the AAA’s World Trials in Birmingham in July, unfortunately sustaining an injury to his Achilles during the final, which meant he missed out on a place for the World Championships team and was forced to rest for the remainder of the season. After a period of rest and rehabilitation Iwan trained hard throughout the winter of 2003/4 and travelled to the USA in May where he took part in a couple of early races. He returned in great shape, however suffered further injury setbacks after tearing his Plantaris Tendon in his right leg whilst racing in Bratislava , which forced him to rest for six weeks. Iwan ran out of time to regain full fitness and failed to qualify for the Olympics in Athens . Instead he spent the remainder of 2004 focusing on media work and is continuing to train for the 2005 Athletics season. Iwan has been extremely busy with media work in 2005. He took part in ITV’s prime time show Celebrity Wrestling, which saw him grappling with various other celebrities. Iwan put in 100% and emerged king of the ring to take the wrestling title. His personality shone on screen and he enjoyed various public appearances during & off the back of the show, which included MTV, This Morning, Nickelodeon & T4. He has since appeared on Celebrity Weakest Link & Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes as Chris Martin from Coldplay. Iwan is now becoming an experienced presenter and has added various presenting roles to his portfolio this year, including; BBC2 the Human Machine, a health & fitness special & fitness expert for This Morning over the summer. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... MTV (abbreviation for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... Nickelodeon may refer to: Nickelodeon (TV channel) Nickelodeon movie theater Nickelodeon jukebox Nickelodeon (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born March 2, 1977) is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and pianist of the band Coldplay. ... Jump to: navigation, search Coldplay is a post-Britpop/alternative rock band from London, United Kingdom well known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ...

Iwan was unable to race for the majority of the 2005 season, however returned to the track in August to work on qualifying for the Commonwealth Games for Wales . He ran in Tallinn and clocked 46.68secs, which was good considering he didn’t have a solid years training behind him. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085...

He is aiming to run in the individual 400m and 4X400m relay for Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne next year.

Iwan was awarded an MBE in 1998. He has modelled for various clothing brands and has made regular celebrity television appearances, including They Think It’s All Over, A Question of Sport, Soccer AM, CBBC’s Dick & Dom & BBC Superstars in 2003 & 2004, in which he made the final. Soccer AM is a British sports show presented by Tim Lovejoy and Helen Chamberlain. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ...

Iwan is sponsored by Asics, rides a Yamaha R1 and trains in Loughborough. He models for Katherine Hamnett and can be seen in various Debenhams stores around the Country as the face of the Hamnett range. ASICS (アシックス) (TYO: 7936) is an athletic shoe company that started in 1949 when Kihachiro Onitsuka began manufacturing basketball shoes at his home in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. ... A manufacturer of a diverse range of musical instruments and electronics. ... Debenhams plc is a chain of department stores based in the United Kingdom. ...

Recently, Iwan appeared on Sky One's football show The Match, competing for "The Celebs" against "The Legends" in a full-length football game at Newcastle United's St. James Park in front of a capacity crowd. In a closely fought encounter "The Celebs" narrowly lost 2-0 thanks to goals from ex-Arsenal full-back Nigel Winterburn and Glasgow Rangers legend Ally McCoist. Celebrities who appeared on the show included actor Ralf Little, rapper Harvey and Iwan's fellow GB athlete Darren Campbell. Sky One is British Sky Broadcastings flagship entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Jump to: navigation, search An Arsenal is an establishment for the construction, repair, receipt, storage and issue of weapons and ammunition. ... Nigel Winterburn (born December 11, 1963 in Nuneaton, England) is a retired English footballer who formed part of the legendary Arsenal back four of the late 1980s and all of the 1990s. ... Rangers Football Club is among the worlds most successful football clubs. ... <<a href=b class=external free title=b>b>Alistair (Ally) Murdoch McCoist</<a href=b class=external free title=b>b> (born [24], [1962]) is a former professional football player who played as a [striker]. His first professional club was [Johnstone F.C.] where in season [1980]/[1981|81... Ralf Little (born 8 February 1981 in Bury, Greater Manchester, England) is a British actor, working mainly on television. ... Darren Campbell (born September 12, 1973) is a British sprint athlete. ...