# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kirk-baptiste
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:12:57.524Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kirk-baptiste"
name: "Kirk Baptiste"
slug: "kirk-baptiste"
description: "Kirk Baptiste was an 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. \nIn his first race following the Olympics, on 18th August 1984 in Crystal Palace, England, Bapstiste broke the world record for 300 metres. In that race, Baptiste ran 31.70 seconds, beating the record of his compatriate, Mel Lattany and finishing ahead of Carl Lewis, the 200 metres gold medalist from the Los Angeles games.\nHe decided to forgo his final season of eligibility at the University of Houston after his successful junior year."
tagline: "Athletics competitor (1963–2022)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1962-06-20"
deathDate: "2022-03-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.7
  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.14899333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کرک باتیست"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
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    title: "커크 밥티스트"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
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    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Baptiste"
    title: "Kirk Baptiste"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%96%D1%80%D0%BA_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%82%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump