Richard Louis


Richard Louis 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 winning 2 gold and 1 silver medals in the youth category.
He won the silver medal at the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in 1982.
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.
Louis also competed in the individual distance at the 1984 Olympics, and both in relay and individually at the 1988 Olympic Games

Achievements