Lauryn Williams
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Country | United States of America | |
Club | Florida | |
Date of birth | September 11th 1983 | |
Place of birth | Rochester, Pennsylvania | |
Height | 5'3" | |
Weight | ||
Turned Pro | 2002 | |
Personal Best | 100m- 10.88 200m- 22.27 |
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Titles | ||
Olympic Finals: | 2nd Athens 2004- 100 metres | |
World Finals: | 1st Helsinki 2005- 100 metres | |
Highest World Ranking: | 2 | |
Infobox last updated on: 30th July 2006. |
Olympic medal record | |||
Women's athletics | |||
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Silver | Athens 2004 | 100 metres |
Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983 in Rochester, Pennsylvania) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for the United States.
Williams was born and raised in suburban Pittsburgh and attended the University of Miami. Williams is a silver medalist in the 100 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a gold medalist in the 100 meters at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, where she won (together with Angela Daigle, Muna Lee and Me'Lisa Barber) a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay.
[edit] Major achievements
- 2004
- 2004 Athens Olympic Games
- 100 m silver medal, (10.96 seconds)
- 2004 Athens Olympic Games
- 2006
- World Indoor Championships - Moscow, Russia
- 60 m silver medal, (7.01 seconds)
- World Indoor Championships - Moscow, Russia