Kirk Baptiste
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | June 20, 1962 (1962-06-20) Beaumont, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | March 24, 2022 (2022-03-25) (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Houston | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Athletics West Santa Monica Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirk Baptiste (June 20, 1962 – March 24, 2022) was an American track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the 200 metres. He was born in Beaumont, Texas. He competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, where he won the silver medal in the 200 metres with a time of 19.96 seconds. This was the first time anyone had broken 20 seconds and come second in the race. He decided to forgo his final season of eligibility at the University of Houston after his successful junior year.[1] Baptiste was diagnosed with HIV in the 1990s, spending a decade abusing drugs to escape. In 2006 he began treatment at "A Caring Safe Place" in Houston.[2]
References
External links
- Kirk Baptiste at Olympedia
- Kirk Baptiste at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kirk Baptiste". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
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- 1985: Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS)
- 1987: Kirk Baptiste (USA)
- 1989: John Regis (GBR)
- 1991: Nikolay Antonov (BUL)
- 1993: James Trapp (USA)
- 1995: Geir Moen (NOR)
- 1997: Kevin Little (USA)
- 1999: Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
- 2001: Shawn Crawford (USA)
- 2003: Marlon Devonish (GBR)
- 2004: Dominic Demeritte (BAH)
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