Silver Medal (Aug. 16, 2008) |
RICHARD THOMPSON
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
June 7, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Port of Spain, Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
Newtown Boys' RC School
Queen's Royal College
Louisiana Stae University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
OLYMPIC EVENTS: |
Athletics:
100 meters
4 x 100 meters Relay |
CAREER: Thompson's career includes the following significant accomplishments:
- 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 100 meters (12.06)
- 2007 World Championships, Osaka, Japan - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 10.44)
- 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Cali, Colombia - 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 38.54, with Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman, and Marc Burns)
- 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China - 100 meters (2nd, 9.89); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.06, with Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, and Emmanuel Callender)
- 2009 World Championships, Berlin, Germany - 100 meters (5th, 9.93); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 37.62, with Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, and Emmanuel Callender)
- 2011 World Championships, Daegu, South Korea - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.20); 4 x 100 meters (6th, 39.01, with Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, and Aaron Armstrong)
- 2012 Olympics, London, England - 100 meters (7th, 9.98); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 38.12, with Marc Burns, Keston Bledman, and Emmanuel Callender
- 2013 World Championships, Moscow, Russia - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.19); 4 x 100 meters Relay (8th, 38.57, with Keston Bledman, Rondell Sorillo, and Ayodele Taffe)
- 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland - 100 metres (Semifinals, 10.19); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 38.10, with Rondell Sorillo, Keston Bledman, and Marc Burns)
- 2014 IAAF World Relays, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 × 100 metres Relay (2nd, 38.04, Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, and Rondell Sorillo)
- 2015 IAAF World Relays, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 × 100 metres Relay (7th, 38.92, Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, and Rondell Sorillo)
- 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 100 meters (10.29); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Disqualified, with Keston Bledman, Rondell Sorillo, and Emmanuel Callender)
- 2020 Olympics, Tokyo, Japan - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Heat, 38.63, with Kion Benjamin, Adell Colthrust, and Eric Harrison)
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AWARDS:
- 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold
- 2012 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Gold
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Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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