Thomas Young (sprinter)

Thomas Young
MBE

Personal information
Born	(2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 24) Croydon, England, Great Britain
Sport
Country	Great Britain
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability	Neurofibromatosis type 1
Disability class	T38
Event(s)	100 metres 200 metres
Club	Charnwood
Coached by	Joe McDonnell
Medal record Paralympic athletics Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo 100m T38 World Championships 2019 Doha 100m T38 2024 Kobe 100m T38 European Championships 2018 Berlin 100m T38 2018 Berlin 200m T38 2021 Bydgoszcz 100m T38

Thomas Robert Young MBE (born 27 July 2000) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international events, he is a Paralympic Games gold medallist, three-time European champion and a two-time World silver medalist.^[1][2]

Career

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, he won silver in the T38 100 metres.

He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[3] He also won the 100 metres mixed class event at the 2021 British Athletics Championships.^[4]

Young was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to athletics.^[5]

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, he came 7th in the 100 metres. The following year at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, he won silver in the 100 metres.^[6]

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he narrowly missed out on a medal, coming in 4th place in the 100 metres T38.^[7][8]

References

1. "Thomas Young - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
2. "Thomas Young - British Athletics". British Athletics. 6 June 2021.
3. Houston, Michael (28 August 2021). "British sprinters grab gold on day two of athletics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
4. "100 Metres Mixed Class – Men – Final". UK Athletics. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
5. "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N26.
6. "Faster, Higher and Stronger, Derek Loccident Plans To Pursue Four Medals at Paris Paralympics". www.teamusa.com. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. Collett, Jasmine (2 September 2024). "Thomas Young: "I wasn't a champion in Paris but ambitions don't change"". AW. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
8. "ParalympicsGB | Young looks to future after narrowly missing podium". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 14 September 2024.