Tomás Paquete

{{short description|Portuguese sprinter}}

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| nationality = Portuguese

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 100 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|9|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|5|25|1923|9|8|df=yes}}

| death_place = Lisbon, Portugal

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Tomás Paquete (8 September 1923 – 25 May 2009) was a Portuguese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tomas-paquete-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011540/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/tomas-paquete-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Tomás Paquete Olympic Results |accessdate=11 June 2017}} He was amongst the greatest Portuguese record holder of 100 meters of all time, winning 18 national titles, and he was the holder of a meritorious career in international athletics, with 11 caps.{{Cite web |title=Tomás Paquete |url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/tomas-paquete/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |language=pt-PT}}