Trinity Thomas
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| Full name | Trinity Lemyra Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 7, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States (2015–2019, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida Gators (2019–23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Prestige Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Tony Fatta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Trinity Lemyra Thomas (born April 7, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast and a four-time National Team member (2016–20).[1] She was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, where she also won silver medals in the individual all-around and on the uneven bars, as well as the bronze medalist on balance beam and floor exercise at the 2017 national championships. She was a member of the Florida Gators women's gymnastics team. One of the most successful NCAA gymnasts in history, Thomas finished her collegiate career with a record-tying 28 perfect-10 scores and a record-breaking five Gym Slams (scores of perfect 10 on every apparatus).
2011–2012
Thomas commenced gymnastics training in 2008, at the age of 7 – a relatively late start for an elite-level gymnast. In 2011, training at Skyline Gymnastics in York,[2] she was the Pennsylvania state champion for Level 7 in the all-around and on all four pieces.[3] As a result, she skipped Level 8 to compete as a Level 9 gymnast, placing second at the 2012 Regionals.[4] At the 2012 Level 9 Eastern Championship in Maryland, she was fourth in the all-around; she competed against future teammate Sydney Johnson-Scharpf.[5]
2013–2014
For the 2013 season, Thomas moved to Artistic Sports Academy Plus (ASAP) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and moved up to Level 10; the highest level of the USAG program. She was third at States,[6] ninth at Regionals and,[7] as a result, qualified to the J.O. NIT competition.[8] At the competition, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[9] Thomas finished fourth in the all-around and was the National Champion on floor.
In 2014, following her move to Prestige Gymnastics in Lancaster, she only competed three events at the Pennsylvania State Championships.[10]
Elite gymnastics career
In February 2015, Thomas qualified as a Junior International Elite gymnast through her performance in the WOGA Classic Elite Qualifier.[11]
2017
Thomas became age-eligible for senior-level competition in 2017. She made her senior international debut at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy[12] where she helped the USA finish first.[13] In July Thomas competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic. She only competed on uneven bars and balance where she placed third on each.[14] Later in the summer Thomas competed at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around behind Ragan Smith, Jordan Chiles, and Riley McCusker, sixth on bars, and third on beam and floor. As a result, she was named to the senior national team[15] and invited to participate in the Worlds Team Selection Camp.[16] After the two days of trials, Chiles and Thomas were selected as the non-traveling alternates for the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.
2018
In the beginning of the year Thomas was selected to compete at the Tokyo World Cup,[17] where she won silver behind Mai Murakami of Japan.[18] In April she announced her commitment to the University of Florida and their gymnastics team.[19] In August Thomas competed at the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed eighth in the all-around, fourth on bars, and sixth on beam and floor, and was once again named to the senior national team.[20] On August 20, 2018, Thomas was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships alongside Grace McCallum, Jade Carey, Kara Eaker, and Shilese Jones.[21] There she won gold in the team final and silver in the all-around and on uneven bars.[22][23] Thomas was invited to attend the Worlds Team Selection Camp but declined.[24]
2019
In 2019 Thomas became one of the few gymnasts to train both NCAA and elite gymnastics simultaneously.[25] Thomas competed at the 2019 GK US Classic in July, opting to only compete on uneven bars and balance beam. On the two events, she placed sixth and seventh, respectively.[26]
At U.S. National Championships Thomas competed in the all-around, where she finished in ninth place. She also placed fourth on uneven bars behind Sunisa Lee, Morgan Hurd, and Simone Biles, tenth on balance beam, and fifteenth on floor exercise.[27] As a result, she was added to the national team for the fourth time.[28]
2023–2024
In July 2023 Thomas announced her plans to pursue a berth on the U.S. team for 2024 Olympics Games in Paris.[29] She made her elite comeback at the 2024 Winter Cup where she placed fourth in the all-around and second on uneven bars.[30]
Collegiate gymnastics career
Non-competitive career
Personal life
Thomas was born on April 7, 2001, in York, Pennsylvania to parents Titania and Tisen Thomas. Her father, Tisen, was a wide receiver for Penn State University's Nittany Lions football team[51][52] from 1990 to 1993.[53][54] She has four siblings: Tesia, a former gymnast, volleyball player and swimmer now competing in track and field at Penn State, University Park,[55][56] Taleyn, a gymnast, diver and pole vaulter,[57] Tristen, a gymnast and swimmer, and Tayvon, an offensive and defensive football player and swimmer.
In 2022, Thomas obtained her bachelor's degree in Applied Physiology & Kinesiology at the University of Florida.[58] She continued her education at the University of Florida and holds two master's degrees: a master's in Health Education & Behavior and a master's in Entrepreneurship.[58][59]
