Elvis Forde (born 18 November 1959) is a retired

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sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

Early life and career

Forde was born on November 18, 1959 in Barbados. He married Beverley and they have two children, Chante' and Kevin. Forde owns a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education from Southern Illinois University (1986) and a Master of Science degree in athletic administration from Austin Peay State (1994). He was the flag bearer for his native country at the opening ceremony of the

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. He won the bronze medals at the 1985 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the

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, and the gold medal at the 1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships. At the

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he finished sixth in the

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, together with teammates

Richard Louis Richard Louis (6 January 1964 – 3 January 2025) was a Barbadian sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. Biography Louis was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1980 CARIFTA Games wi ...

, David Peltier and Clyde Edwards. Their time of 3:01.60 minutes is still the Barbadian record. Forde also competed in the individual distance at the 1984 Olympics. Here, he achieved his career best time of 45.32 seconds. He also competed at the 1987 World Indoor Championships and the 1988 Olympic Games. Indoor, he was a two-time winner of the 600-yard dash at the

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, the last two times the event was held before being converted into the 500 metres. He is the former head track and field coach at Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois and previously Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN.https://letsgopeay.com/news/2002/7/30/99792.aspx Forde is now the head men and women's cross-country and women's track & field coach at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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* 1959 births Living people Barbadian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Barbados Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Barbados Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Murray State Racers men's track and field athletes Temple Owls track and field coaches Austin Peay State University alumni Illinois State Redbirds coaches Illinois State Redbirds track and field Southern Illinois Salukis men's track and field athletes Austin Peay Governors coaches Austin Peay Governors track and field Barbadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub