Richard Louis

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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

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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.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacj.htm Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (Under 20 Men)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226115159/http://gbrathletics.com/ic/cacj.htm |date=26 December 2010 }} - GBR Athletics

At the 1984 Olympic Games he finished sixth 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.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/cm99.htm Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)] - GBR Athletics

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, United States on 3 January 2025, at the age of 60.{{cite news |title=Richard Louis, member of Barbados' historic 4x400m relay team at the 1984 Olympics, passes away |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/richard-louis-member-of-barbados-historic-4x400m-relay-team-at-the-1984-olympics-passes-away |access-date=3 January 2025 |publisher=Sportsmax |date=3 January 2025}}

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{BAR}}
rowspan = "3"\|1979 \|rowspan = "3"\|CARIFTA Games (U-17) \|rowspan = "3"\|Kingston, Jamaica \|8th \|100 m \|11.64
4th \|200 m \|22.83
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|400 m \|51.25
rowspan = "5"\|1980 \|rowspan = "3"\|CARIFTA Games (U-17) \|rowspan = "3"\|Hamilton, Bermuda \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|100 m \|11.04
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|200 m \|22.30
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|49.51
rowspan = "2"\|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) \|rowspan = "2"\|Nassau, Bahamas \|4th \|200 m \|22.6
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|400 m \|49.7
rowspan = "2"\|1981 \|rowspan = "2"\|CARIFTA Games (U-20) \|rowspan = "2"\|Nassau, Bahamas \|4th \|200 m \|21.56
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400 m \|46.62
rowspan = "2"\|1982 \|rowspan = "2"\|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) \|rowspan = "2"\|Bridgetown, Barbados \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|400 m \|47.61
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:17.32
1983 \|CARIFTA Games (U-20) \|Fort-de-France, Martinique \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|400 m \|47.73
rowspan = "2"\|1984 \|rowspan = "2"\|Olympic Games \|rowspan = "2"\|Los Angeles, United States \|4th (h) \|400 m \|46.70
6th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3.01.60 NR
rowspan = "2"\|1988 \|rowspan = "2"\|Olympic Games \|rowspan = "2"\|Seoul, Korea \|4th (h) \|400 m \|46.80
5th (sf) \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:06.93

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colspan="6"|Representing {{BAR}}

rowspan = "3"|1979

|rowspan = "3"|CARIFTA Games (U-17)

|rowspan = "3"|Kingston, Jamaica

|8th

|100 m

|11.64

4th

|200 m

|22.83

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd