Sada Williams
.jpg) Williams at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1997 Saint Philip, Barbados |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Barbados |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres |
| Club | MVP Track Club (2018–) |
| Coached by | Stephen Francis (2018–)[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Sada Williams (SHAH-day;[3] born 1 December 1997)[4] is a Barbadian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships.[2] Williams took gold in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
She represented her country at the 2017 World Athletics Championships but did not reach the semifinals.
Williams competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5]
She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400 m at the World Championships Eugene 2022 in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behind Shaunae Miller-Uibo (49.11 s) and Marileidy Paulino, who ran a time of 49.60 s.[6] About two weeks later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds.[7] She continued her fine season in August by claiming silver behind only Miller-Uibo (49.40 s) at the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas, with a time of 49.86 seconds.[4]
International competitions
[edit]1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
[edit]- 100 metres – 11.66 (0.0 m/s, St. Michael 2017)
- 200 metres – 22.59 (+1.5 m/s, Spanish Town 2024) NR
- 400 metres – 49.58 (Budapest 2023) NR
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 Pan Am Games bio". Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ a b Dennehy, Cathal (2022-09-27). "After breakthrough season, Barbadian sprinter Williams is blazing a trail". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Sada Williams of Barbados 400m World Championship Bronze in 49.75, now Commonwealth Games Champion". YouTube. 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ a b "Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Athletics WILLIAMS Sada". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Miller-Uibo claims elusive World champs gold - shock bronze for Barbados' Sada Williams". SportsMax.tv. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ Detailed Results - Women's 400m, 9 August 2022
External links
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Commonwealth Games champions in women's 400 metres | |
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