Danielle Williams
Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14 September 1992) is a Jamaican track and field athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles.[3] She is best known for winning gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2023 World Championships. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, won two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, won silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 NACAC Championships, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships, all in the 100m hurdles.
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| Born | 14 September 1992 St. Andrew, Jamaica[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Johnson C. Smith University[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Lennox Graham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Williams has personal bests of 12.32 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (2019) and 7.75 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (2022).
Her older sister, Shermaine, is also a hurdler.
Competition record
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.24 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013)
- 200 metres – 22.62 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013)
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.32 (−0.3 m/s) (London 2019)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.29 (Clemson 2022)
- 200 metres – 23.12 (Clemson 2020)
- 60 metres hurdles – 7.75 (Clemson 2022)
References
- 2014 CWG profile
- 2015 WSG profile Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Danielle Williams at World Athletics
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