Full name Joel Ladd Thomas Role Olympic athlete National team United States Height 1.93 m | Sport Swimming Weight 104 kg Name Joel Thomas Strokes Freestyle swimming | |
Born December 12, 1966 (age 57) ( 1966-12-12 ) Pasadena, California College team University of California, Berkeley | ||
Joel Ladd Thomas (born December 13, 1966) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.
At the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, Thomas won a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×100-meter medley relay. Individually, he also received a silver medal for finishing second in the 100-meter freestyle event.
Thomas represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He received a gold medal for swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
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