Supporters

Thomas would like to thank and acknowledge the support that he has received from his supporters, associations, coaches, medical professionals and also his family. Please find below the supporters that have contributed to Thomas’s gymnastics career.

Supporters

	Health Place provides remedial and active release massage therapy for everyday people to elite athletes. With skilled and experience therapists, patrons are sure to receive a professional and high quality treatment which is sure to relieve those aches and pains. Health Place provides Thomas with treatments to keep him in top shape for training and competition.
	Quantumtek develop and host Internet software for business.Their solutions include websites, CRM, Internet and Email Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Remote Backup and Dedicated Servers. Quantumtek kindly created and host this website for Thomas.
	Sylvia P Sportswear is Australia's largest manufacturer of gymnastics lycra wear. Sylvia P specialises in creating unique training and competition lycra wear for girls and boys from all gymsports. Sylvia P is the lycra wear supplier for Thomas at a state and club level. GK is the official lycra wear supplier to the Australian team which Thomas is part of. Thomas is the son of owner, Sylvia Pichler, and Sylvia P has been supplying Thomas with training and competition wear for the past 15 years.
	iTMS Software Services has developed a manufacturing software to track and manage all processes from quote through to invoice including the production control and inventory aspects. iTMS caters for companies in the manufacturing, engineering, laser cutting and fabricating industries. iTMS has been supporting Thomas for a number of years.

Associations

	The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is an initiative of the Queensland Government aimed at supporting the Queensland's elite and identified developing athletes. QAS provides assistance to Queensland's talented athletes as they strive for excellence within their sport. Thomas has been on scholarship with the QAS since 2003 and uses a number of their services.
	Gymnastics Australia (GA) is the controlling body for the sport of Gymnastics in Australia. Thomas first represented Australia as a junior in 2001 and has represented Australia at three world championships and a number of world cups.
	Gymnastics Queensland (GQ) is the peak body for Gymnastics in Queensland across all disciplines. Thomas has proudly been representing Queensland since 1998.
	Griffith University (GU) is one of Australia’s largest universities offering over 300 degrees across five campuses. Thomas received a Griffith Sports Excellence Scholarship in 2006 which has given him the flexibility to juggle his sport commitments and study. Thomas complete his Bachelor of Business (majoring in Marketing and Management) at the end of 2010.

Coaches

Serguei Chinkar is regarded as one of the leading gymnastics coaches in the World. He coached Vitaly Scherbo to six Olympic gold medals at the Barcelona Olympics and was also head coach of the Belarus for a number of years.

Chinkar moved to Australia in 1995 and took on the position of gymnastics head coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport. Chinkar holds a doctorate of Human Movement.

With over 40 years of gymnastics coaching experience, Serguei has been one of the most influential people in Thomas gymnastics career and has been Thomas’s personal coach since 2003.

Kieran Young is a strength and conditioning coach at the Queensland Academy of Sport and has worked with Thomas since 2007 to improve his strength and conditioning. Kieran worked closely with Thomas following his knee reconstruction in 2009 and was instrumental in the rehabilitation.

Their have also been several other coaches who have worked with Thomas throughout his career. These include Thomas’s former coach Victor Trofimov, Australia’s national head coach John Curtain and other coaches who have worked with Thomas over the past two decades.

Medical Professionals

As with many athletes, injuries are a regular occurrence and have to be managed accordingly. Thomas has been lucky enough to work with some of Queensland’s leading Doctors, Physiotherapists and Massages Therapists to overcome and manage his injuries. He would like to thank the following medical professionals who have tirelessly worked with him and have helped him to achieve his goals.

Doctors

Dr Peter Myers
Dr Matthew Hislop - Brisbane Sports & Exercise Medicine Specialist

Physiotherapist

Andrew McGough - Clem Jones Centre Physio and Rehab
Phillip Cossens

Massage Therapists

Pedro Alcobio - Health Place

Family

	Thomas’s parents, Sylvia and Anton, have always been supportive of his gymnastics career. They drove Thomas to and from the gymnastics hall in the early mornings and late evenings for over a decade. Both are hard working, dedicated parents and without their support Thomas wouldn’t have become the person he is today.
	Thomas and Andrea have been married since early 2009. Although Andrea isn’t too familiar with gymnastics, she has always been supportive both in and out of the gymnastics hall. She was particularly supportive during the rehabilitation after Thomas’s knee reconstruction. Like Thomas, Andrea was born in Austria and she moved to Australia in 2008.
	Thomas’s sisters, Sandra and Daniela, are probably his biggest and longest standing fans. They have sat through many competitions to support Thomas and have always been proud of their younger brother no matter the outcome. Sandra’s young son Jett loves to visit Thomas at the training hall and is also a young gymnast.