Richard Louis (6 January 1964 – 3 January 2025) was a Barbadian sprinter who specialised in the
400 metres
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.
Biography
Louis was awarded the
Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the
1980 CARIFTA Games[
] winning 2 gold (200m, 400m) and 1 silver (100m) medals in the youth (U-17) category.
He won the silver medal at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in 1982.
At the
1984 Olympic Games The 1984 Olympics may refer to:
*The 1984 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
*The 1984 Summer Olympics
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he finished sixth in the
4 x 400 metres relay
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, together with teammates
David Peltier,
Clyde Edwards, and
Elvis Forde. Their time of 3:01.60 minutes is still the Barbadian record.
Louis also competed in the individual distance at the 1984 Olympics, and both in relay and individually at the
1988 Olympic Games.
Louis died in
Florida
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, United States on 3 January 2025, at the age of 60.
Achievements
References
External links
sports-reference
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1964 births
2025 deaths
Barbadian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games athletes for Barbados
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Barbados