# Jeffrey Louis

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{{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](/source/Houston), [Texas](/source/Texas), U.S.
| height              = 5 ft 8 in
| country             = {{USA}}
| sport               = [Breaking](/source/Breakdancing)
| alma_mater          = [University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston)
| medaltemplates      =
{{MedalSport|[Breaking](/source/Breakdancing)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Games](/source/World_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2022 Birmingham](/source/Dancesport_at_the_2022_World_Games)|B-Boys}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2023 Santiago](/source/Breaking_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games)|[B-Boys](/source/Breaking_at_the_2023_Pan_American_Games_%E2%80%93_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](/source/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](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics) |access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="a" /> is an American [breakdancer](/source/Breakdancing). He is of [Haitian American](/source/Haitian_Americans) heritage and has been breakdancing since the age of 12.<ref name= whois/> 

==Breakdancing career==
Louis qualified to compete in [breakdancing](/source/Breaking_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) at the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics).<ref name= whois/>

==Education==
Louis graduated from [Westside High School](/source/Westside_High_School_(Houston)) in Houston.<ref name= whois/> He earned a degree in kinesiology from the [University of Houston](/source/University_of_Houston).<ref name= whois/>

== References ==
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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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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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