Richard Britton (sprinter)
{{Short description|Grenadian athlete}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|October 13, 1976}}
| birth_place = Grenada
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| pb = 400m: 48.10
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Richard Britton (born October 13, 1976) is a retired Grenadian sprinter and coach specializing in the 400 metres. He represented Grenada as part of its first Olympic 4 × 400 m relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Career
In 1995, Britton set his 400 m personal best of 48.10 seconds.{{Olympedia}}
At the 1996 Olympics, Britton's 4 × 400 m team was seeded in the fourth heat.{{Tilastopaja|98329}} He led off in 48.46 seconds, and his team was originally credited with a 3:13.67 time for 6th place before being disqualified.{{cite sports-reference |url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/richard-britton-1.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065756/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/richard-britton-1.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2020-04-18}}
Personal life
After his athletics career, Britton became a coach. He was the coach of the Grenadan track and field team at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.grenadianconnection.com/insidegrenada/ViewNews.asp?NID=7589&CID=15008&TC=749&EP=458&yr=2010&Cat=0001|title= Grenada off to CAC Games |website=grenadianconnection.com|date=15 July 2010}}
In January 2013, Britton helped organize a national athletics school for the Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic.{{cite web|title=Anuncian inicio de la escuela nacional atletismo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109201744/http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2013/1/7/461540/Anuncian-inicio-de-la-escuela-nacional-atletismo|url=http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2013/1/7/461540/Anuncian-inicio-de-la-escuela-nacional-atletismo|language=es|archive-date=2013-01-09}}
On 2 February 2013, the athletics school launched in Bayaguana. Britton was responsible for the school's launch and served as a coach.{{cite web|title=Todo listo para Escuela Atletismo|language=es|website=hoy.com.do|url=https://hoy.com.do/todo-listo-para-escuela-atletismo/}}{{cite web|title=Bayaguana vibrará hoy con el atletismo|language=es|website=hoy.com.do|url=https://hoy.com.do/bayaguana-vibrara-hoy-con-el-atletismo/}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fedomatle.org/2013/02/01/atletismo-abrira-escuela-de-talentos-en-bayaguana/|website=fedomatle.org|title=Atletismo abrirá escuela de talentos en Bayaguana|language=es}}
Britton coached Dominican triple jumper Ana José Tima to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://listindiario.com/el-deporte/2018/03/05/505161/ana-jose-tima-madre-y-atleta-de-alto-rendimiento.html|title=Ana José Tima: madre y atleta de alto rendimiento|language=es|website=listindiario.com}} He said in Spanish that she had a lot of talent and expected her to improve despite her age of 28 years old.{{cite web|url=https://eldia.com.do/ana-jose-tima-no-parara-hasta-alcanzar-la-grandeza/|title=Ana José Tima no parará hasta alcanzar la ‘grandeza’|website=eldia.com.do|language=es}}
Britton's son is Malik Britton, a top Dominican volleyball player who has represented the country in international competitions. Malik originally tried athletics before switching to volleyball.{{Cite web|url=https://eldia.com.do/malik-britton-el-nuevo-diamante-del-voleibol/|title=Malik Britton, el nuevo ‘diamante’ del voleibol|language=es|website=eldia.com.do}}
Competition record
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| colspan="6"|Representing {{GRN}} |
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| 1996
| – |4 × 400 m |DQ |
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Category:Grenadian male sprinters
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Grenada
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