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Career

She was a world junior representative, finishing third in the 400 m at the 1986 Championships. The next year she won bronze at the World Student Games, followed by her Olympic debut a year later in Seoul, South Korea.In 1998, Richards won Commonwealth gold at 1998 Commonwealth Games and won a 400 m bronze and relay gold at the 1998 Goodwill Games. She was a member of the winning 4 x 400 m relay team at the 2001 World Championships, taking Jamaica's first ever mile relay gold medal in the 18-year history of the championships. At the opening ceremony of the 2001 World Championships she captained the Jamaican team and carried the flag. She has the record for the most World Indoor final appearances with nine (five at 400 m and four at 4x400 m). She graduated in sociology from the University of Texas at Austin.

International competitions

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1984	1984 CARIFTA Games#Girls under 17 .28Youth.29>CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Nassau, Bahamas>Nassau, Bahamas	2nd|400 m|54.81

1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics#Female Junior B .28under 17.29>Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	San Juan, Puerto Rico>San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st|400 m|55.77

|1985

1985 CARIFTA Games#Girls under 20 .28Junior.29>CARIFTA Games (U-20)|Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd|800 m|2:13.18

1986	CARIFTA Games	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	2nd|200 m|23.66

1st|400 m|52.18

1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics>World Junior Championships|Athens, Greece	3rd|400m	1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres>52.23

References

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