Danielle Williams

Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14th 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 two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships.

Danielle Williams
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992
St. Andrew, Jamaica[1]
EducationJohnson C. Smith University[2]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres hurdles
Coached byLennox Graham
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Beijing100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Doha100 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast100 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2015 Gwangju100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2013 Kazan100 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Toronto100 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Miramar100 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place2010 Santo Domingo 100 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2010 Santo Domingo 4×100m relay
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place2018 Ostrava100 m hurdles

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 4th 100 m 11.72
3rd 4 × 100 m 45.69
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U20)
Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 1st 100 m H 14.11
1st 4 × 100 m 45.03
World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 4th 100 m H 13.46 (+0.9 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m 44.24
2011 Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, United States 2nd 100 m H 13.32
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 3rd 100 m H 12.84
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th (sf) 100 m H 13.13
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th 100 m H 13.06
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 1st 100 m H 12.78
World Championships Beijing, China 1st 100 m H 12.57 PB
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 60 m H DNF
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 100 m H 13.14
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 100 m H 12.78
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 100 m H 12.67
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 100 m H 12.47
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 33rd (h) 60 m H 8.23
World Championships Eugene, United States 6th 100 m H 12.44
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 100 m H 12.43 SB

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References


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