Désiré Pierre-Louis

Désiré Pierre-Louis (born 5 March 1973) is a Mauritian sprinter and middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Désiré Pierre-Louis

Personal information
Nationality	Mauritian
Born	(1973-03-05) 5 March 1973 (age 52)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	4 × 400 metres relay
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Mauritius Francophone Games 1994 Bondoufle 400 m

Career

Pierre-Louis won four Mauritian Athletics Championships titles, in both the 400 m and 800 m in 1991 and 1993.^[2][3] In 1994, he won a bronze medal in the 400 m at the Francophone Games and qualified for the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he advanced to the 400 m quarter-finals but failed to qualify past the first round of the 4 × 400 m relay.^[4][5]

The following year, Pierre-Louis qualified for the 1995 indoor and outdoor world championship 400 m races, failing to advance past the first round in both events.^[5]

Pierre-Louis was competing in NJCAA events for Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, when he qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[6] At the 1996 Olympics, Pierre-Louis ran second leg for the Mauritian 4 × 400 m team which ran 3:08.17, finishing fourth in their heat and one spot away from advancing to the semi-finals.^[5]

Following the Olympics, Pierre-Louis was recruited to Oklahoma Baptist University where he competed for the Oklahoma Baptist Bison in the NAIA. He was a twelve-time All-American for the team before graduating in 1998.^[3][6]

He won the 1997 and 1998 600 meters at the NAIA men's indoor track and field championship, setting an NAIA record of 1:18.25 at the 1998 championships. He also was a member of Oklahoma Baptist's winning 4 × 400 meters relay team at the 1997 and 1998 NAIA men's outdoor track and field championship.^[3]

Personal life

Pierre-Louis was born in Mauritius. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma and works as a banker.^[3]