What is Kirk Baptiste?
'''Kirk Baptiste''' (June 20, 1962 &ndash; March 24, 2022) was an [[United States|American]] track and field athlete. He 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. Baptiste was born in [[Beaumont, Texas]]. Baptiste was diagnosed with [[HIV]] in the 1990s. He died on March 24, 2022 at the age of 59.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/kirk-baptiste-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/kirk-baptiste-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Kirk Baptiste|accessdate=March 27, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baptiste, Kirk}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Texas]] [[Category:People from Beaumont, Texas]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}