Angela Williams (sprinter, born 1980)
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Women's athletics
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Representing United States | ||
World Championships
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2003 Paris | 4x100 m relay | |
Pan American Games | ||
2003 Santo Domingo | 100 m
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World Indoor Championships
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2008 Valencia | 60 m | |
2003 Birmingham | 60 m | |
2001 Lisbon | 60 m |
Angela Williams (born January 30, 1980, in Bellflower, California) is an American athlete.[1] Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002.[2] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2002,[3] which qualified her as a nominee for the Honda-Broderick Cup, awarded to the best overall female collegiate athlete in 12 sports. She was named the winner of that award also in 2002.[4]
Starting for the American national team in 2001, she won a
Williams represented the
Williams had a stellar career as a youth athlete, setting the still currently ratified American records in the 100 meters, for age 9–10, 11–12, and 15–16, along with the 11–12 record for 200 meters.[8]
Williams attended Chino High School and won the CIF California State Championships in the 100 metres in 1997 and 1998. Her 11.10 1998 winning time was the top mark of the twentieth century, beating Marion Jones. She also won the 200 metres in 1998[9] In 1997 and 1998 she was named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track & Field News. She was the fourth female, and the fourth female California sprinter, to receive the honor twice.[10]
Williams was inducted into the USTFCCCA Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame in 2024.[11]
References
- ^ Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the originalon August 10, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2008.
- ^ USC OLYMPIANS, 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS, LATimes.com, Accessed August 13, 2008.
- ^ "Track & Field". CWSA. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Angela Williams Wins Honda-Broderick Cup As Nation's Top College Female Athlete". USC Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- IAAF. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ IAAF: Viewing IAAF World Indoor Championships > 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships > 60 Metres - women , iaaf.org
- ^ http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2009-10/2009_w_d1_otf.pdf NCAA Championships
- ^ "USATF - Statistics - Records". legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2010. Dyestatcal State Results
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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