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Iwan Thomas: I made £50,000 in 44 seconds, then puked into a bin
The 400m runner Iwan Thomas was born in the London borough of Bromley to Welsh parents. As a boy he was a BMX champion, then switched to athletics, making the GB relay team that was fifth in the World Junior Championships in 1992. Four years later the …