Craig Thorne
{{short description|Canadian hurdler}}
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Craig Thorne (born January 3, 2001) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in 110 metres hurdles. Thorne was born in Miramichi, New Brunswick, but his hometown is Quispamsis.
Life and career
Craig Thorne was born in Miramichi, New Brunswick, on January 3, 2001,{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/craig-thorne/|title=Craig Thorne|website=wwww.olympic.ca|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=6 July 2024}} to parents Brian and Christina.{{cite news |last1=O'Donnell |first1=Randy |title=N.B. hurdler done at Olympics after fifth-place finish |url=https://tj.news/new-brunswick/nb-hurdler-done-at-olympics-after-fifth-place-finish |access-date=August 7, 2024 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=August 6, 2024}} Thorne's hometown is Quispamsis, where he attended the Kennebecasis Valley High School.{{cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Kevin |title=Quispamsis track star thrilled for Team Canada opportunity |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2888011046/3D6430A8E7E8491APQ/1 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=July 19, 2023 |page=A10}}
At the 2022 Canada Summer Games in the Niagara Region, Ontario Thorne won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles event for the New Brunswick team.{{cite press release|date=20 August 2022|title=Three new medals for Team New Brunswick|url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/team_new_brunswick/news/news_release.2022.08.0461.html|location=Fredericton, New Brunswick|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|access-date=6 July 2024}} Thorne's time of 13.83 broke the Canada Games record. His accomplishment led Thorne to be one of the province's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.{{cite press release|date=21 August 2022|title=Robichaud and Thorne lead Team New Brunswick at the closing ceremony|url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/team_new_brunswick/news/news_release.2022.08.0463.html|location=Fredericton, New Brunswick|publisher=Government of New Brunswick|access-date=6 July 2024}} In June 2024, Thorne broke the La Classique meet record in Montreal, with a time of 13.51.{{cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/canadian-hurdler-smashes-la-classique-meet-record-in-montreal/|title=Canadian hurdler smashes La Classique meet record in Montreal|last=Ormond|first=Cameron|date=23 June 2024|website=www.runningmagazine.ca|publisher=Gripped Publishing Inc.|access-date=6 July 2024}}
In July 2024, Thorne qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.ca/blog/2024/07/05/team-canadas-athletics-squad-grows-ahead-of-paris-2024/|title=Team Canada’s Athletics Squad Grows Ahead of Paris 2024|date=5 July 2024|website=www.athletics.ca/|publisher=Athletics Canada|access-date=6 July 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.919thebend.ca/2024/07/09/83036/|title=New Brunswicker to compete in track event at 2024 Olympics|last=Clow|first=Tara|date=9 July 2024|website=www.919thebend.ca/|publisher=91.9 The Bend|access-date=9 July 2024}}{{cite news|last=Rudderham|first=Hannah|date=8 July 2024|title=Paris, here they come: 2 New Brunswick athletes latest to be named to Team Canada|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/paris-olympics-craig-thorne-jill-irving-1.7257010|work=CBC News|location=Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada|access-date=8 July 2024}} He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles, placing fifth in the repechage with a time of 13.42.
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian male hurdlers
Category:People from Quispamsis
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
Category:Track and field athletes from New Brunswick
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