Richard Louis

Richard Louis (born January 6, 1964) is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Career
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.

At the 1984 Olympic Games he finished seventh 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.

Louis also competed in the individual distance at the 1984 Olympics, and both in relay and individually at the 1988 Olympic Games