Barrington Williams

Barrington Chester Williams (born 11 September 1955) is a male retired English sprinter and long jumper.^[3]

Athletics career

Williams represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres instead of his preferred long jump because the schedule would force him to compete on a Sunday which was against his religious convictions.^[4] He represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand^[5][6] and four years later represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[7][8][9]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th (sf)	60 m	6.68
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	37th (qf)	100 m	10.55
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	6th (q)	Long jump	7.75 m1
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	11th	Long jump	7.67 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	14th (q)	Long jump	7.53 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	19th (q)	Long jump	7.69 m

¹No mark in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.34 (+1.3 m/s, Birmingham 1988)
• Long jump – 8.01 (-0.2 m/s, Birmingham 1989)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.65 (Vittel 1988)
• 200 metres – 21.95 (Birmingham 1998)
• Long jump – 8.05 (Cosford 1989)

References

• All-Athletics profile