Barton Williams

Barton Williams (born 20 September 1956 in Mare Island, California-) is a former American hurdler. He attended California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo) from 1975–1979. Williams is one of Cal Poly's all-time greatest track and field athletes.

Bart Williams was the cross country running coach at Vallejo High School in Vallejo, California for nine years. He has coached track at Contra Costa College in Richmond, CA for over twenty years. In 1979, Bart was one of few athletes to be All American in both NCAA Division I & II track and field events. In 1980, Barton Williams was the first athlete from Vallejo, CA to participate on an Olympic Team.[1] President Jimmy Carter decided to boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, U.S.S.R. because the Soviet Union had invaded Afghanistan in December 1979. Barton Williams was an assistant coach for the U.S. World University Games team in China, in 2001. He coached the men's hurdles and the horizontal jumps.

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References

  1. ^ www.gbrathletics.com
  2. ^ www.gopoly.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cal Poly Mustangs Track Guide 1983
  4. ^ www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/400husranking.pdf
  5. ^ www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/400hworldranking.pdf
  6. ^ The United States Olympic Trials for Track and Field 1908–1992 by Richard Hymans, ATFS
  7. ^ Cal Poly Mustangs Track Guide 1979
  8. ^ a b www.hickoksports.com