{{short description|American breakdancer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jeffrey Louis | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|20|mf=y}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | height = 5 ft 8 in | country = {{USA}} | sport = Breaking | alma_mater = University of Houston | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Breaking}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Games}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Birmingham|B-Boys}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago|B-Boys}} {{MedalCompetition|WDSF Pan American Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago|B-Boys}} {{MedalCompetition|FUJIFILM INSTAX Undisputed Masters}} {{Medal|Winner|2025 Tokyo World Final|Solo Men}} }}
'''Jeffrey Louis''' (born December 20, 1994),<ref name= whois>Sharma, Muskan (July 17, 2024). "[https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/who-is-jeffrey-louis-all-about-the-american-breakdancer-competing-at-paris-olympics-2024-who-can-win-breakings-first-ever-olympic-medal/ar-BB1q6vDJ Who is Jeffrey Louis? All about the American breakdancer competing at Paris Olympics 2024 who can win breaking's first ever Olympic medal]". ''Sportskeeda''. MSN.</ref><ref name="a">{{Cite web |url=https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=DanceSports%20Breaking.pdf |title=2022 World Games: DanceSports Breaking Results Book |work=World Games |access-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720235417/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=DanceSports%20Breaking.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> also known mononymously as '''Jeffro''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|f|r|oʊ}} {{Respell|JEF|roh}}),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/-jeffro_1955589 |title=Jeffro |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="a" /> is an American breakdancer. He is of Haitian American heritage and has been breakdancing since the age of 12.<ref name= whois/>
==Breakdancing career== Louis qualified to compete in breakdancing at the 2024 Summer Olympics.<ref name= whois/>
==Education== Louis graduated from Westside High School in Houston.<ref name= whois/> He earned a degree in kinesiology from the University of Houston.<ref name= whois/>
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==External links== * {{WDSF profile|Jeffrey-Mike-Louis-388c65d5-1916-4241-a97f-ae6900da47eb|Jeffrey Mike Louis (B-Boy Jeffro)}} * {{Team USA|new_id=jeffrey-louis|name=Jeffrey Louis}} * {{World Games|name=Jeffrey Louis}} * {{Olympics.com|jeffro|Jeffro}} * {{Instagram|name=Jeffrey Louis / Bboy Jeffro}} * [https://thebuzzmagazines.com/articles/2024/08/breaking-out-houstons-own-jeffrey-louis-breaks-2024-olympics Breaking Out: Houston’s Own Jeffrey Louis Breaks in 2024 Olympics]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Louis, Jeffrey}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:American breakdancers Category:African-American male dancers Category:Breakdancers at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:World Games silver medalists for the United States Category:World Games medalists in dancesport Category:Medalists at the 2022 World Games Category:Olympic breakdancers for the United States Category:Breakdancers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Houston Category:University of Houston alumni Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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