Personal information | |
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Full name | Dadi Denis |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | 13 August 1976 |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
College team | Morgan State Bears |
Coached by | Neville Hodge |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 400 m: 45.89 (2004) |
Dadi Denis (born August 13, 1976) is a retired Haitian sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. [1] Being born and raised in the United States, Denis represented his parental nation Haiti at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and was also a member of the track and field team for Morgan State Bears, in Baltimore, Maryland. [2]
Denis qualified for the men's 400 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by attaining a B-standard time of 45.89. [3] He threw down a 47.57 in heat six, but faded only to seventh and did not advance further into the semifinals, trailing behind U.S. sprinter and eventual winner Jeremy Wariner. [4]