Josephus Thomas

Josephus Thomas is a Sierra Leonean sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Thomas competed for the Woodford Green AC in Woodford, London. With a personal best of 10.32 seconds, he was the Sierra Leonean record-holder over 100 metres before he was injured at the 2004 AAA Indoor Championships. Thomas also ran a wind-assisted 10.19 time in Fullerton, California that was not eligible for records.
Thomas finished third in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the British 1997 AAA Championships.
Thomas has a twin brother Joselyn Thomas, who competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games men's 100 m and other international competitions with Josephus. He said that the Sierra Leonean athletics association would not send him enough resources for training.