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

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

Career

He was awardeded 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 The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an intern ...

he finished seventh in the

4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

, together with teammates

David Peltier David Peltier (born 26 September 1963) is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. At the 1984 Olympic Games he finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Richard Louis, Clyde Edwards and Elvis Fo ...

Clyde Edwards Clyde Edwards is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He became Central American and Caribbean junior champion in 1976. At the 1984 Olympic Games he finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay, togeth ...

and

Elvis Forde Elvis Forde (born 18 November 1959) is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He was the flag bearer for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medals at the 1985 Cent ...

. Their time of 3:01.60 minutes is still the Barbadian record.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 1988 Olympics refers to both: *The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *The 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

Achievements

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Louis, Richard 1964 births Living people Barbadian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Barbados