Bio

Tom Jones, World Champion martial artist and multiple world record ultra-endurance athlete, is a man who knows how to overcome obstacles – physical, mental and emotional. He is an extreme athlete, a man who never stops training both body and mind, and a humanitarian who has consistently used his athletic gifts to benefit causes he believes in.

Tom is a long-term child advocate, a leading defender of the ocean environment, and a motivational speaker who inspires others to be the best that they can be. Tom shows people how they can act upon their greatest aspirations and reach out beyond themselves to make a difference in the world around them.

In addition to his ongoing sports accomplishments and charity work, Tom is a successful inventor and a world-class physical performance trainer who works equally effectively with athletes, the disabled and special needs children.

Tom turned a horrifically abused childhood into a tremendous motivation to excel and to be a positive contributor to society…

• 1975-1985 Multiple Grand Championships in Sport Karate
• 1982-1986 USMC Honor Graduate in both basic training and advanced training schools
  (Top grad in class of 3000 and class of 12000 respectively)
• 1987-1990 Chuck Norris’ training partner
• 1990-2006 51-3-0 professional Muy Thai Champion including two World Championships
• 1992-2005 Spokesperson for Viking Components (leading computer memory manufacturer)
• 1998 Ran full length of California for children’s causes – repeated this feat in 1999 and 2001
• 2000 Set still-standing World Record of 121 consecutive daily marathon runs from California to New York City to benefit abused children
• 2002-2004 Spokesperson for XS Energy Drink / Quixtar
• 2003 Ran sub-4-hour marathon and won sanctioned professional kick boxing match on the same day
  (Unmatched feat)
• 2006 Won North American Kickboxing title as the oldest competitor in the sport
• 2007 Standup paddled length of California from Oregon to Mexico to bring attention to the huge threat of plastic waste in the world’s oceans and to set first official SUP distance world record
  (1,250 miles in 90 consecutive days)
• 2008 Sequentially ran, biked and standup paddled the entire coast of Oahu
  (Unmatched feat)
• 2008 USO Iraq Tour – MMA Superstars
• 2010 Standup paddled Key West to New York City for the Plastic Free Ocean organization and to set new world record of 1507 miles in 92 consecutive days (physiological equivalent of running 1½ marathons every day)

“Perhaps the greatest athlete I’ve ever met.” Joe Montana, NFL Hall of fame QB.

CYBEX co-founder, Andy Glass observed, “In more than 35 years working with many of the world’s top athletes in almost every sport, Tom is the only athlete I’ve encountered who has successfully combined and excelled in both ultra-endurance and explosive power sports. This is not just because of Tom's genetics, it is a result of mental attitude and of the way he trains."

Whether pursuing new world records, defending children and the environment, acting as a spokesperson for products he believes in, or motivating others through his personal story and appearances, Tom Jones consistently surprises and pleases new audiences in every demographic.