Richard "Torpedo" Thompson is a sprinter from Cascade, Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the 9th best 100 meters runner of all time and the Trinidad and Tobago record holder with a personal best of 9.82. He occasionally runs the 200 meters and he has the second fastest time by a Trinidad and Tobago athlete and the 127th best of all-time from all countries in a best time of 20.18, 0.99 seconds slower than the World Record holder Usain Bolt. Thompson studied at Louisiana State University and broke the National Collegiate Athletic Association indoor 60 metres record in 2008, his final season of collegaite 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 bronze 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 7th in the final of the 100 meters. Thompson is a five time Trinidad and Tobago national champion. 

June 7th, 1985 in Port of Spain (Age 39)