Randy Williams

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For the baseball player, see Randy Williams (baseball).

Men’s Athletics
Olympic medal record
Gold	1972 Munich	Long jump
Silver	1976 Montreal	Long jump

Randy Williams (born 23 August 1953) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.

He competed for the United States in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the long jump where he won the gold medal. He also competed for the United States in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the long jump where he won the silver medal.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Norman Tate	Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance 1972	Succeeded by James McAlister

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Olympic champions in men's long jump

1896: Ellery Clark • 1900: Alvin Kraenzlein • 1904: Myer Prinstein • 1906: Myer Prinstein • 1908: Frank Irons • 1912: Albert Gutterson • 1920: William Petersson • 1924: William DeHart Hubbard • 1928: Ed Hamm • 1932: Ed Gordon • 1936: Jesse Owens • 1948: Willie Steele • 1952: Jerome Biffle • 1956: Greg Bell • 1960: Ralph Boston • 1964: Lynn Davies • 1968: Bob Beamon • 1972: Randy Williams • 1976: Arnie Robinson • 1980: Lutz Dombrowski • 1984: Carl Lewis • 1988: Carl Lewis • 1992: Carl Lewis • 1996: Carl Lewis • 2000: Iván Pedroso • 2004: Dwight Phillips

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