Tristan Thomas made his senior debut for Australia in 2006 when he was a 400m hurdles semi-finalist at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Although injuries cruelled his chances of competing at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games he made the Australian Team for the London 2012 Games. Thomas finished fourth in his heat of the 400m hurdles in 49.13 seconds before claiming seventh in his semi-final in 50.55 seconds.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
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.
