Bernard Williams (athlete)

Bernard Williams

Williams during Keien Meeting 2007
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Rollen Williams, III
Nationality	USA
Born	(1978-01-19) January 19, 1978 Baltimore, Maryland
Residence	Gainesville, Florida
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters
College team	University of Florida
Coached by	Mike Holloway
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 9.94 (2001) 200m: 20.01 (2003)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 4×100 m relay Silver 2004 Athens 200 m World Championships Gold 2003 Paris 4×100 m relay Silver 2001 Edmonton 100 m Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 4×100 m relay [1] Pan American Games Gold 1999 Winnipeg 100 m

Bernard Rollen Williams, III (/bərˈnɑrd/ bər-NARD; born January 19, 1978) is an American track and field athlete and winner of a gold medal in 4×100-meters relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bernard Williams won the 100 meters at the 1999 Pan-American Games.

Williams accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team. He graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2008.

In 2000, Williams won the NCAA Championships in the 100 meters as a Florida Gator sprinter and ran the second leg on the gold medal-winning American 4x100-meters relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

At the 2001 World Championships, Williams finished second in the 100 meters and ran the second leg on the American 4x100-meters relay team, which won the gold medal. The team's gold medals were withdrawn when Tim Montgomery was discovered to have used steroids.

In 2003, Williams won the US National Championships in 100 meters and was fifth in 100 meters at the 2003 World Championships. He was also a member of gold medal-winning American relay team. He tested positive for cannabis and received a warning from the USADA in August 2004, but was still able to compete in the Olympics in accordance with IAAF rules.^[2]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Williams won the silver medal in 200 meters, edging compatriot and 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin in the final few meters. Thus, Americans won all three top places, since Shawn Crawford won the gold.

Bernard performs under the stage name "Hollywood" as a comic in the North Florida area when he is not training.^{[citation needed]} He was noted for his comedy antics during the 2004 Olympics, including using the people's eyebrow

He is currently the sprinting coach for Oak Hall School's track and field team.^{[citation needed]}

Personal bests

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Olympians

References

External links

• USATF profile
• Bernard Williams profile at IAAF

Achievements
Preceded by Shawn Crawford Konstadinos Kederis	Men's 200m Best Year Performance 2003	Succeeded by Shawn Crawford

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