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Richard Thompson

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Born
1985 (39 years old)

Birth Place
Cascade, Trinidad & Tobago

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1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

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79 kg (174 lb)

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Latest Results

					Mens 4 x 100 metres Relay Round 1 Heat 1	05 Aug 21
					Mens 4 x 100 metres Relay Final	20 Aug 16
					Mens 4 x 100 metres Relay Final	11 Aug 12
					Mens 100 metres Final	05 Aug 12

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Richard "Torpedo" Thompson (born 7 June 1985) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best of 9.82 seconds, set in June 2014, was one of the top ten fastest of all time, and a national record. In the 200 meters he has the fourth fastest time by a Trinidad and Tobago athlete.

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, fellow sprinter and 2008 Olympic Games men's relay gold medalist Nesta Carter was sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee for doping at the 2008 event, retroactively awarding the Trinidad and Tobago team which included Thompson Olympic Gold.

Career Honours

Commonwealth Games Bronze 2014 Trinidad and Tobago Athletics	Olympics Silver 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Athletics	World Athletics Championships Silver 2009 Trinidad and Tobago Athletics	Olympics Gold 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Athletics
Olympics Silver 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Athletics

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