Christopher Williams (sprinter)

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Medal record
Competitor for  Jamaica
Men’s Athletics
Olympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay
World Championships
Silver 2001 Edmonton 200 m
Bronze 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay

Christopher Williams (born 15 March 1972)in Mandeville, Manchester is a Jamaican sprinter.[1]

Williams is best known for winning the silver medal in the 200m at the 2001 World Championships. In 2001 he was named Jamaica Sportsman of the Year. Williams has competed in the Olympic Games three times, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, reaching the semi-finals of the 200m on all occasions. He was on the bronze medal-winning 4 x 400 metre relay team at the 2000 Olympics. He finished seventh in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships.

[edit] 2008 Summer Olympics

Williams represented Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 200 metres and placed third in his first round heat after Brian Dzingai and Christian Malcolm in a time of 20.53 seconds. He improved his time in the second round to 20.28 seconds and placed third again, this time after Dzingai and Walter Dix. He ran his semi final race in 20.45 seconds and placed sixth, which was not enough to make it to the Olympic final.[1]

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 3rd 4x100 m relay
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 3rd 4x400 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 200 metres
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 200 metres
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 200 metres
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 200 metres
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd 200 metres
Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 3rd 200 metres
2005 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd 200 metres
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 3rd 200 metres

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Christopher Williams, beijing2008.cn, ret: Sep 01, 2008


Awards
Preceded by
Courtney Walsh
Jamaica Sportsman of the Year
2001
Succeeded by
Michael Blackwood
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