Tomas Coman

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Tom Coman
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1979-11-10) 10 November 1979 (age 44)
Thurles, Ireland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
College teamWaterford IT
University of Limerick

Tomás "Tom" Coman (born 10 November 1979 in Thurles[1]) is a retired Irish athlete who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1999 and 2001 World Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 45.84 seconds outdoors (Santry 2000) and 46.34 seconds indoor (Vienna 2002).[citation needed]

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ireland
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 9th (sf) 400 m 46.82
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 9th (sf) 400 m 46.071
World Championships Seville, Spain 23rd (h) 4x400 m relay 3:05.81
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 38th (h) 400 m 46.17
23rd (h) 4x400 m relay 3:07.42
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 400 m 47.24
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 22nd (h) 400 m 45.90
18th (h) 4x400 m relay 3:04.26
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6th (sf) 400 m 46.34
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 6th 400 m 46.75

1: Did not start in the final

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