Aug. 14, 2016
AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" For the first time in his career, Donald Thomas qualified for the high jump finals at the 2016 Rio Olympics after a jump of 2.29m/7-6.
Thomas was a two-time All-American and 2007 NCAA Indoor high jump champion during his time at Auburn. Thomas also won the high jump World Championship in 2007 with a jump of 2.35m/7-8.5. His personal best came this year when he posted a 2.37m/7-9.25 on July 18.
Thomas will look to earn his first Olympic medal in the high jump on Tuesday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m.
After qualifying for his first Olympics with Puerto Rico, DJ Smith (2015) finished tied for 12th in the preliminaries with a jump of 2.26m.
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