Silver Medal (Aug. 16, 2008)

RICHARD   THOMPSON 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) AWARD: 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit