Richard Thompson (sprinter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Richard Thompson (sprinter)

Olympic medallist sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1985

Place of Birth: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Trinidad and Tobago

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Richard Thompson (sprinter)

  • Richard "Torpedo" Thompson (born 7 June 1985) is a sprinter from Cascade, Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 100 metres.
  • He is the 9th best 100 meters runner of all time and the Trinidad and Tobago record holder with a personal best of 9.82.
  • He occasionally runs the 200 meters and he has the fourth fastest time ever run by a Trinidad and Tobago athlete behind Ato Boldon (19.77-13 July 1997- Germany), Jereem Richards (19.97- Lexington, U.S.A.), Kyle Greaux (19.97- CAC Games, Colombia-2018), and Rondel Sorillo (20.16) and the 127th best of all-time from all countries in a best time of 20.18, 0.99 seconds slower than the World Record holder Usain Bolt.
  • He was formerly for four years (June, 2014- August 31, 2018) ranked as the ninth fastest athlete in history over the 100m distance with his national record of 9.82 seconds.Thompson studied at Louisiana State University (LSU) and broke the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) indoor 60 metres record in 2008, his final season of collegiate athletics.At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Thompson was the silver medalist in the 100 meters, running a then personal best of 9.89 seconds, and the 4x100 meters relay along with Emmanuel Callender, Keston Bledman and Marc Burns.
  • He also won the silver medal in the 4x100 meters at the 2012 Olympics with the same team he competed in the 2008 Olympics with.
  • Also in the 2012 Olympics, he finished 6th following the disqualification of Tyson Gay in the final of the 100 meters.
  • Thompson is a five time Trinidad and Tobago national champion.
  • His current personal best of 9.82 was set at the 2014 Trinidad and Tobago national championships.In 2017, it was revealed that Nesta Carter had tested positive for a banned substance which he took in 2008.
  • This means the Trinidad and Tobago 4 × 100 m relay team which included Thompson will receive the Olympic Gold.

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