Kirk Baptiste, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kirk Baptiste

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 20-Jun-1963

Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas, United States

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Kirk Baptiste

  • 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.

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