1888-1936
Ron Thomas, the first South Australian member of the Australian Olympic team, competed in the tennis singles at Antwerp 1920. A veteran of World War 1, he was a successful member of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) tennis team in England and Europe after the war ended. He represented Australia at the Inter-Allied Games in Paris in July 1919. Thomas was doubles champion, with Pat O’Hara Wood, of Australasia in 1919 and 1920 and at Wimbledon in 1919.
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We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
