Bianca Williams

Bianca Williams (born 18 December 1993) is a British athlete.[1] She competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she won bronze medals in the 200 m,[2] and in the 4 × 100 m relay.[3] She has also won two medals as part of the British team at the IAAF World Relays; with silver in the 4 × 200 m in 2014,[4] and bronze in the 4 × 100 m in 2015. She ranks fifth on the UK all-time list at 200m with her best of 22.45 secs.

For the American anthropologist, see Bianca Williams (anthropologist).

Bianca Williams
Bianca Williams in 2018
Personal information
Born (1993-12-18) 18 December 1993
Enfield, London, United Kingdom
EducationUniversity of East London
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
ClubEnfield & Haringey AC[1]
Coached byLloyd Cowan
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest4×100 m relay
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Berlin4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Amsterdam4×100 m relay
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-Małopolska200 m
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 Ostrava4×100 m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay

Personal life

Williams is in a relationship with the Portuguese sprinter Ricardo dos Santos with whom she has a son, born in 2020.[5]

2020 police incident

On 4 July 2020, Williams and dos Santos accused the Metropolitan Police of racial profiling after having their car stopped and searched whilst returning from a training session. Williams uploaded a video of them both being detained and searched. After the incident occurred, Linford Christie shared Williams' video of the incident on Twitter, with the comment "Racist police aren't just in America #BLM".[6] Williams subsequently spoke with The Times and accused the police of racial profiling and acting violently towards her family. Keir Starmer said on LBC that senior Met officers should feel “very uncomfortable” about the force's handling of the case.[5][7][8]

The Met released a statement, saying the vehicle Williams was travelling in had been on the wrong side of the road, and that the driver had sped off when asked to stop.[9] They also said the Directorate of Professional Standards had reviewed footage from social media and officers' bodycams, and were satisfied there was no concern around the officers' conduct involved in the incident.[9] On 7 July 2020, the Met voluntarily referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, for independent investigation into the incident.[10] Additionally, they stated how they are now treating the matter as a 'public complaint'.[10]

On 1 July 2021, it was announced that three of the six officers involved were under investigation for gross misconduct.[11] In January 2023, it was reported that five officers are to face a gross misconduct hearing, and that an investigator at the IOPC resigned in November 2020, complaining that her investigation of the incident had been "watered down".[12] The disciplinary hearing against the five officers, who deny the allegations, began on 18 September 2023.[13]

Personal bests
Event Time Venue Date
100 m 11.17 Geneva, Switzerland 14 June 2014
150 m 17.06 Newham, London 29 May 2017
200 m 22.45 Budapest, Hungary 24 August 2023
400 m 54.34 Rovereto, Italy 29 August 2017

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References
  1. "Athlete Profile". Power of 10. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. "Athletics Women's 200m Final". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. "Athletics Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final". Glasgow 2014 Ltd. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. "Report: Women's 4x200m – Nassau 2014". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. Lawton, Matt (6 July 2020). "Met Police's treatment of Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos was wrong, says Sir Keir Starmer". The Times. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. Linford Christie [@ChristieLinford] (4 July 2020). "Racist police aren't just in America #BLM" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via Twitter.
  7. "Williams accuses police of racial profiling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. "Williams' 'heart hurts' after police stop car". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. "Police reach out to sprinter after car stop". BBC News. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. "Maida Vale vehicle stop voluntarily referred to IOPC". Mynewsdesk. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  11. Glover, Ella (2 July 2021). "Three Metropolitan Police officers face gross misconduct inquiry over Bianca Williams search". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. Grierson, Jamie (18 January 2023). "Police watchdog investigator quit over Bianca Williams stop and search complaint". theguardian.com. Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  13. Shaw & Campbell (18 September 2023). "Bianca Williams search: Met Police officers deny gross misconduct". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  14. "Athlete Profile Bianca Williams". IAAF. Retrieved 7 July 2018.


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