Dadi Denis (born August 13, 1976) is a retired

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

an sprinter, who specialized in the

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. Being born and raised in the United States, Denis represented his parental nation

at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, and was also a member of the track and field team for Morgan State Bears, in

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. Denis qualified for the men's 400 metres at the

in Athens, by attaining a B-standard time of 45.89. He threw down a 47.57 in heat six, but faded only to seventh and did not advance further into the semifinals, trailing behind U.S. sprinter and eventual winner Jeremy Wariner.

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* 1976 births Living people Haitian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Haiti Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Morgan State Bears men's track and field athletes American sportspeople of Haitian descent {{Haiti-athletics-bio-stub