Kirk Baptiste
Kirk Baptiste| Personal information |
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June 20, 1962 (1962-06-20) (age 53)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
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Kirk Baptiste (born June 20, 1962) is a retired 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. 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.[1]
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- 1977: United States (Collins, Riddick, Wiley, Williams)
- 1979: Americas (Lara, dos Santos, Leonard, de Araújo)
- 1981: Europe (Zwoliński, Licznerski, Dunecki, Woronin)
- 1985: United States (Glance, Baptiste, Smith, Evans)
- 1989: United States (Cason, Dees, Council, Watkins)
- 1992: United States (Bridgewater, Braunskill, Smith, Williams)
- 1994: Great Britain (Braithwaite, Jarrett, Regis, Christie)
- 1998: Great Britain (Condon, Devonish, Golding, Chambers)
- 2002: United States (Drummond, Smoots, Conwright, Miller)
- 2006: United States (Conwright, Spearmon, Gay, Smoots)
- 2010: Americas (Bailey, Spearmon, Gay, Martina)
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New York Athletic Club | |
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| 1879–1888
NAAAA |
- 1879: Beverly Value
- 1880-81: Lon Myers
- 1882-83: Arthur Waldron
- 1884-86ro: Malcolm Ford
- 1887: Charles Sherrill
- 1888Note 1: Fred Westing
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| 1980–1992
The Athletics Congress | |
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| 1993–present
USA Track & Field | |
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- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31
- ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off
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| 1876-1878
New York Athletic Club |
- 1876: Not held
- 1877: Edward Merritt
- 1878: Wm. Willmer
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| 1879-1888
NAAAA |
- 1879-81: Lon Myers
- 1882-83: Henry Brooks
- 1884: Lon Myers
- 1885-86: Malcolm Ford
- 1887-88Note 1: Fred Westing
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Amateur Athletic Union | |
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| 1980-1992
The Athletics Congress | |
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| 1993-onwards
USA Track & Field | |
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- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.L
- *USA: Leading American athlete,
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