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Briana Williams

Briana Williams
Personal information
Full nameBriana Nichole Williams
Nationality
  • American
  • Jamaican[1]
Born (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)
Miami, Florida, U.S.[2][1]
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
ClubBorn 2 Do It[3]
Turned pro2020[4]
Coached byAto Boldon[1][5]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 200 m
NACAC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Freeport 4×100 m relay
Pan American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 San José 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 San José 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships (U18)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Queretaro 100 m

Briana Nichole Williams (born March 21, 2002) is an American-born sprinter competing for Jamaica in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She became the youngest athlete to win the women's 100 metres and 200 metres double at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships in Tampere at age 16.

She holds the girls' 100 metres age-15 world record with a time of 11.13 seconds, set in March 2018. She is the Jamaican under-18 and under-20 record holder in the women's 200 metres, and was Jamaica"s under-18 and under-20 record holder in the women's 100 metres with personal bests of 22.50 seconds and 10.97 seconds respectively.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ a b c "Gen 10: speed sensation Briana Williams". IAAF. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ dos Anjos, Márvio (25 February 2019). "Amiga de Usain Bolt, Briana Williams 'persegue' Fraser-Pryce e Elaine Thompson". O Globo. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ Mull, Cory (29 March 2018). "Briana Willliams Ready For Redemption At CARIFTA Games". MileSplit. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ Mull, Cory (19 January 2020). "Teenage Sprint Star Briana Williams Signs With Nike". MileSplit. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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