Richard Louis (born January 6, 1964) is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
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.[1]
At the 1984 Olympic Games he finished sixth 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.[2]
Louis also competed in the individual distance at the 1984 Olympics, and both in relay and individually at the 1988 Olympic Games
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 8th | 100 m | 11.64 | |
| 4th | 200 m | 22.83 | ||||
| 3rd | 400 m | 51.25 | ||||
| 1980 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Hamilton, Bermuda | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m | 11.04 |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m | 22.30 | |||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 49.51 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 200 m | 22.6 | ||
| 3rd | 400 m | 49.7 | ||||
| 1981 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 200 m | 21.56 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m | 46.62 | |||
| 1982 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 47.61 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.32 | ||||
| 1983 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m | 47.73 |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 4th (h) | 400 m | 46.70 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3.01.60 NR | ||||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, Korea | 4th (h) | 400 m | 46.80 | |
| 5th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.93 | ||||