JEREEM   RICHARDS DATE OF BIRTH: January 13, 1994 PLACE OF BIRTH: Point Fortin, Trinidad EDUCATION: Pt. Fortin Primary, Trinidad Vessigny Secondary, Trinidad ASJA Boys College, Trinidad South Plains College, Texas, USA The University of Alabama, Alabama, USA (BA, 2017) OLYMPIC EVENT: Athletics: 4 x 400 meters Relay CAREER:                           Richard's career included the following significant accomplishments: 2010 CAC Junior Championships, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 200 meters(22.87), 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 41.98, with Breon Mullings, Ayodele Taffe, and John Constantine); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:17.54, with Theon Lewis, Mark London, and Machel Cedenio) 2011 World Youth Champs, Lille, France - 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.47) 2011 Pan American Junior Champs, Miramar - 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:13.27 with Moriba Morain, Deon Lendore, and Machel Cedenio) 2012 World Indoor Champs, Istanbul, Turkey - 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:06.85, with Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow, and Jarrin Solomon) 2012 CAC Junior Champs, San Salvador, El Salvador - 200 meters (2nd, 20.98); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 39.99, with Jesse Berkeley, Ashton Sobers, and Jonathan Holder) 2012 World Junior Champs, Barcelona, Spain - 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.14); 4 x 400 meters Relay (3rd, 3:06.32, with Asa Guevara, Brandon Benjamin, and Machel Cedenio) 2013 CAC Champs, Morelia, Mexico - 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 39.26, with Jamol James, Ayodele Taffe, and Emmanuel Callender) 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland - 200 meters (21.13) 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 4 x 400 meters Relay (Reserve) 2017 IAAF/BTC World Relays Championships, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 x 400 meters Relay (4th, 3:03.17, with Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow, and Jarrin Solomon) 2017 World Championships, London, England - 200 meters (3rd, 20.11); 4 x 400 meters Relay (1st, 2:58.12, with Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon, and Jarrin Solomon) 2018 World Indoor Championships, Birmingham, England - 4 x 400 metres Relay (4th, 3:02.52, with Deon Lendore, Asa Guevara, and Lalonde Gordon) 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia - 200 meters (1st, 20.12); 4 x 400 meters Relay (4th, 3:02.85, with Deon Lendore, Renny Quow, and Machel Cedenio) 2019 World Relays, Yokohama, Japan - 4 x 400 metres Relay (1st, 3:00.81, with Deon Lendore, Asa Guevara, and Machel Cedenio) 2019 Pan American Games, Lima, Peru - 200 meters (2nd, 20.38); 4 x 400 metres Relay (3rd, 3:02.25, with Dwight St Hillaire, Deon Lendore, and Machel Cedenio) 2019 World Championships, Doha, Qatar - 200 meters (Semifinals, 20.28); 4 x 400 metres Relay (5th, 3:00.74, with Asa Guevara, Deon Lendore, and Machel Cedenio) 2020 Olympics, Tokyo, Japan - 200 metres (8th, 20.39); 4 x 400 meters Relay (8th, 3:00.85, with Deon Lendore, Dwight St. Hillaire, and Machel Cedenio) AWARDS: 2017 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal (Gold) 2017 - Best Male Athlete for the Americas, Association of National Olympic Committees (with Jarrin Solomon, Machel Cedenio, Lalonde Gordon, and Renny Quow) Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit