Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS:
400m hurdles: 2005 – 2nd (1st u20), 2006 – 2nd, 2008 – 1st, 2009 – 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Commonwealth Youth Games: 2004 – 400m 1st (47.06), medley relay 1st (3.23.81)
Commonwealth Games: 2006 – 400m hurdles 5th SF (50.56)
World Cup: 2006 – 400m hurdles 7th (50.00), 4x400m 8th (3.05.54) (split 47.1)
World University Games: 2009 – 400m hurdles 1st (48.75)
World Championships: 2009 - 400m hurdles 7th semi - final (49.76), 4x400m 3rd (3:00.90)

ANNUAL PROGRESSION:
400m hurdles
2004 51.91
2005 51.30
2006 50.25
2008 49.82
2009 48.68

EVENTS/PERSONAL BESTS:
400m hurdles: 48.68 - Osaka (JPN), 9/05/09

Interesting Facts

Sporting Career

2004 – Won the 400 metres at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo and anchored the winning Australian relay team. A month later he won the All-Schools 400m hurdles.

2006 – Awarded an AIS scholarship. He finished second in the nationals in a personal best time 50.25 and was selected for the Commonwealth Games where he lowered his PB to 49.88 in his heat and just missed the final after coming fifth in his semi. Tristan represented Oceania in the World Cup in Athens and finished seventh in the 400m hurdles and ran the opening leg of the 4x400m relay.

2008 – Thomas set a new personal best (49.85), breaking 50 seconds for the first time, at the Good Luck Beijing Olympic test event.

2009 – Tristan’s year to date has been one of the most impressive by any Australian athlete bound for Berlin. Across a stellar domestic season Thomas produced 11 personal bests over 100m, 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 800m. He lowered his lifetime best in the 400m hurdles event to 48.86 in Sydney – the second-fastest time ever by an Australian – and defeated Olympic bronze medallist Bershawn Jackson in the process, before claiming back-to-back victories in the 400m hurdles at the national titles in March. At the Osaka Grand Prix in May Tristan’s ominous form continued, slicing 0.18 seconds off the personal best he recorded in Sydney to place second in 48.68, just 0.08 behind reigning world champion and Beijing silver medallist Kerron Clement (USA), Tristan recording what was then the third-fastest time in the world this year. In Belgrade, Serbia, in July Tristan took out the 400m hurdles at the World University Games, clocking the second fastest-time of his career to cross the line in 48.75, just 0.07 off his personal best.