Otis Harris (born June 30, 1982 in Edwards, Mississippi) is an US-American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Harris attended Hinds High School and collected several honors during his high school career, being named first team All-American just being one of them. He twice won the 400 meters in the junior olympics and led his team to three state championships.
In 2000 he enrolled at the University of South Carolina. As a Gamecock he was a member of the an 2002 NCAA championship 4x400m relay team and finished as the runner-up in the 400m in 2003.
At the 2004 Olympics Harris won the silver medal in the 400 meters. He came in second in both of his qualifying runs before placing second to fellow US team member Jeremy Wariner. Derrick Brew came in third and all three athletes are expected to compete in the 4x400m relay for the United States.
Harris trains with his college coach Curtis Frye in Columbia, South Carolina .
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