Sandie Richards

Not to be confused with Sanya Richards.

Sandie Richards

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Jamaica
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	4x400m relay
	2004 Athens	4x400m relay
World Championships
	2001 Edmonton	4x400 m relay
	1997 Athens	400 m
	1993 Stuttgart	400 m
	1997 Athens	4x400 m relay
	2003 Paris	4x400 m relay
IAAF World Indoor Championships
	1993 Toronto	400 m
	1993 Toronto	4x400 m relay
	2001 Lisbon	400 m
	1995 Barcelona	400 m
	1997 Paris	400 m
	2001 Lisbon	4x400 m relay
	2003 Birmingham	4x400 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1998 Maracaibo	400 metres
Pan American Games
	1999 Winnipeg	4x100 m relay

Alexandra ("Sandie") Richards (born 6 November 1968 in Clarendon Park) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
1984	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	400 m	54.81
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	400 m	55.77
1985	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

References

• Sandie Richards profile at IAAF

Preceded by Michelle Freeman

Jamaica Sportswoman of the Year 1998

Succeeded by Beverly McDonald