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Richard Thompson

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Richard "Torpedo" Thompson (born 7 June 1985) is a Trinidadian sprinter 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Thompson is the 2,606th most popular athlete (up from 3,610th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 41st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Trinidadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Thompson ranks 2,606 out of 6,025. Before him are Olivier Lenglet, Andre Phillips, Natallia Sazanovich, Galina Malchugina, Mike McKay, and Brenda Phillips. After him are Kate Allen, Martín Fiz, Zemfira Meftahatdinova, Jayne Torvill, Nikolay Bazhukov, and Ioana Badea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Richard Thompson ranks 296. Before him are Lee Min-ki, Joséphine Jobert, Katrina Law, Kangin, Hedwiges Maduro, and Andreas Ulmer. After him are Elena Gheorghe, Kenichi Matsuyama, Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Max Minghella, Haris Medunjanin, and Gordon Schildenfeld.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Richard Thompson ranks 32 out of 71. Before him are Anthony Nesty (1967), Lorraine Toussaint (1960), Patrick Manning (1946), McDonald Bailey (1920), Basdeo Panday (1933), and Marian Marsh (1913). After him are Gary Goodridge (1966), Silvio Spann (1981), Ato Boldon (1973), Noor Hassanali (1918), Winston Duke (1986), and Marc Burns (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Trinidad and Tobago

Among athletes born in Trinidad and Tobago, Richard Thompson ranks 4. Before him are David Jenkins (1952), Hasely Crawford (1950), and McDonald Bailey (1920). After him are Ato Boldon (1973), Marc Burns (1983), Emmanuel Callender (1984), Kerron Clement (1985), Jillian Richardson (1965), Glenroy Gilbert (1968), Keshorn Walcott (1993), and Keston Bledman (1988).

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