Rupert L. Hoilette (24 June 1946 – 6 October 2023) was a Jamaican sprinter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Outside of the Olympics, he was the 400 metres runner-up and a 4 × 400 metres relay gold medallist at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also won a relay bronze at the 1963 Pan American Games. Hoilette was the 400 m champion at the 1964 British West Indies Championships.

Rupert Hoilette

Hoilette died in Kingston on 6 October 2023, at the age of 77.

Rupert Hoilette

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1946 births

2023 deaths

Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica

Jamaican male sprinters

Olympic athletes for Jamaica

Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica

Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people

Rupert Hoilette