Iwan Thomas looks back: 'When I lost my 400m record, everyone thought I'd be gutted. Instead, it was the best day ever'

The gold medal-winner on getting a free pass from admiring schoolteachers and the day he could finally admit he was no longer an athlete Born in Farnborough, Kent, in 1974, Iwan Thomas is a former British athlete and media personality. He began his sporting career when he was nine and became aworld-class BMX rider at 14, before discovering his passion for sprinting. He was one of the world's fastest men between 1995 and 1998, winning silver in the 4x400m at the 1996 Olympics, gold in the relay a...