naaatt :: fanzone :: athletes ::
Richard Thompson |
Statistics | Biography |
Athlete Info |
|
| Disciplines | 100m, 200m |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 June 1985, Port of Spain |
| Lives | Baton Rouge, USA |
| Statistics | 1.88m, 79kg |
| Coach | John Smith |
| Manager | Emmanuel Hudson |
Personal Bests |
||
| Event | Result | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 100m | 9.82 | 2014 |
| 200m | 20.18 | 2008 |
Yearly Progression |
||
| Year | 100m | 200m |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.65 | - |
| 2005 | 10.47 | 21.73 |
| 2006 | 10.27 (10.26w) | 21.24 |
| 2007 | 10.09 (9.95w), 23rd in world | 20.9 |
| 2008 | 9.89, 4th in world | 20.18, 12th in world |
| 2009 | 9.93, 7th in world | 20.65, 96th in world |
| 2010 | 10.01 (9.89w), 18th in world | 20.37, 21st in world |
| 2011 | 9.85, 6th in world | 20.85, 213th in world |
| 2012 | 9.96, 14th in world | 20.8, 228th in world |
| 2013 | 10.14 (9.91w), 61st in world | 21.06 |
| 2014 | 9.82 (9.74w) 2nd in world | 20.81 (20.63w) 236th in world |
| 2015 | 10.04 35th in world | - |
| 2016 | 9.97 20th in world | 21.74 (20.54w) |
Career Highlights |
||||
| Year | Place | Event | Meet | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5th | 100 | NACAC U23 Champs (S.Domingo) | 10.45 |
| 2006 | 3rd | 4x100 | NACAC U23 Champs (S.Domingo) | 39.98 |
| 2007 | 1st | 100 | NACAC Champs (San Salvador) | 10.33 |
| 2007 | 3rd | 4x100 | NACAC Champs (San Salvador) | 39.92 |
| 2008 | 1st | 4x100 | CAC Championships (Cali) | 38.54 |
| 2008 | 2nd | 100 | Olympic Games (Beijing) | 9.89 |
| 2008 | 2nd | 4x100 | Olympic Games (Beijing) | 38.06 |
| 2009 | 5th | 100 | World Championships (Berlin) | 9.93 |
| 2009 | 2nd | 4x100 | World Championships (Berlin) | 37.62 |
| 2011 | 6th | 4x100 | World Championships (Daegu) | 39.01 |
| 2012 | 7th | 100 | Olympic Games (London) | 9.98 |
| 2012 | 3rd | 4x100 | Olympic Games (London) | 38.12 |
| 2013 | 7th | 4x100 | World Championships (Moscow) | 38.57 |
| 2014 | 2nd | 4x100 | World Relay Championships (Nassau) | 38.04 |
| 2014 | 3rd | 4x100 | Commonwealth Games (Glasgow) | 38.10 |
| 2014 | 8th | 100 | Continental Cup (Marrakech) | 10.24 |
| 2014 | 1st | 4x100 | Continental Cup (Marrakech) | 37.97 |
| 2015 | 7th | 4x100 | World Relay Championships (Nassau) | 38.92 |
| 2016 | - | 100 | Olympics (Rio de Janeiro) | 10.29 |
| 2016 | SF | 4x100 | Olympics (Rio de Janeiro) | 37.96 |
Richard Thompson - A Profile
Richard Thompson, born on 7 June 1985, was 23 years old when he travelled to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games hoping to reach at least one final and instead returned home with two silver medals, from the 100m and the 4x100m relay.
Prepared by Linley Bernard for the NAAATT © 2014 :: Updated 2016
Statistics | Biography
Richard Thompson
100m, 200m
4x100m Team
Londo Olympics 2012
CARIBSCAPE • Web Design
Copyright © :: National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago
