Donald Thomas

Thomas finishes seventh in Olympic high jump final

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Former Auburn track and field athlete Donald Thomas finished in a tie for seventh place in the Olympic high jump final with a clearance at 7-feet, 6-inches (2.29m) on Tuesday at Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro. Thomas’ seventh place finish is the highest by an Auburn high jumper at the Olympic Games in program history….

Former Tiger Donald Thomas qualifies for Olympic high jump finals

AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – 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….