Richard Louis

For those of a similar name, see Richard Lewis.
Richard Louis
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Barbados
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place 1982 Bridgetown 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Bridgetown 4x400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Nassau 400 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nassau 400m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Fort-de-France 400m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1980 Hamilton 200m
Gold medal – first place 1980 Hamilton 400m
Silver medal – second place 1980 Hamilton 100m
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Kingston 400m

Richard Louis (born January 6, 1964) is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Career

He was awardeded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1980 CARIFTA Games[1][2] 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.[3]

At the 1984 Olympic Games he finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates David Peltier, Clyde Edwards and Elvis Forde. Their time of 3:01.60 minutes is still the Barbadian record.[4]

Louis also competed in the individual distance at the 1984 Olympics, and both in relay and individually at the 1988 Olympic Games

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Barbados
1979 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 8th 100 m 11.64
4th 200 m 22.83
3rd 400 m 51.25
1980 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd 100 m 11.04
1st 200 m 22.30
1st 400 m 49.51
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 4th 200 m 22.6
3rd 400 m 49.7
1981 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 4th 200 m 21.56
1st 400 m 46.62
1982 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 400 m 47.61
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:17.32
1983 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 2nd 400 m 47.73
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th (h) 400 m 46.70
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3.01.60 NR
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, Korea 4th (h) 400 m 46.80
5th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.93

References

  1. ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
  2. ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
  3. ^ Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (Under 20 Men) Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine - GBR Athletics
  4. ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics

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