Bernard Williams (sprinter)
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| College team | University of Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Mike Holloway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.94 (2001) 200m: 20.01 (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Rollen Williams III (born January 19, 1978) is an American male former
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Biography
Born in Baltimore, Maryland,[2] Bernard Williams won the 100 meters at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Williams accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team. He graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2008.
In 2000, Williams won the NCAA Championships in the 100 meters and 4 × 100 m relay as a Florida Gator sprinter.[3] He ran the second leg on the gold medal-winning American 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The teams extravagant celebrations drew criticism at the time. Acquiring the nickname "Hollywood", he was personally noted for his comedy antics during the 2000 Olympics, including using "the people's eyebrow" – a pose used by then-professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Also, known for his pre race antics and poses playing to any crowd, which grew to be increasingly accepted in the sport following the celebrations of multiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt.[4]
At the 2001 World Championships, Williams finished third but was given the silver medal for the 100 meters when (Tim Montgomery) was discovered to have used steroids. Williams also ran the second leg on the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. The team's gold medals were withdrawn when Tim Montgomery was discovered to have used steroids. Williams was upgraded to 100 m national champion as a result of this disqualification, however.[5]
In 2003, Williams won the US National Championships in 100 meters and was fifth in 100 meters at the
At the
Bernard works as a Sports Performance Coach in the Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia area.
Personal bests
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
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55 meters
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6.20 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | February 6, 2000 |
60 meters
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6.56 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | February 12, 1999 |
100 meters
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9.94 | Edmonton, Alberta , Canada
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August 5, 2001 |
200 meters
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20.01 | Brussels, Belgium | August 24, 2001 |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | 100 m | 10.08 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.00 | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.61 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 100 m | 9.94 |
| DQ | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.96 | |||
| Grand Prix Final | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | 200 m | 20.39 | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 100 m | 10.13 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.02 | |||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | 100 m | 10.04 | |
| 6th | 200 m | 20.80 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 200 m | 20.01 |
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- 100 m: 2000
- 4 × 100 m relay: 2000
See also
Athletics portal
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
- List of men's Olympic and World Championship athletics sprint champions
- List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics
- List of Pan American Games medalists in athletics (men)
- List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
- List of 2004 Summer Olympics medal winners
- 200 metres at the Olympics
- 4 × 100 metres relay at the Olympics
- 100 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
- 4 × 100 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics
- List of 100 metres national champions (men)
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
- List of doping cases in athletics
- List of athletes from Maryland N – Z
- List of people from Gainesville, Florida
- List of people with surname Williams
References
- ^ "Bernard Williams". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Bernard Williams". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Individual national Champions - Men's Track and Field". Florida Gators. December 10, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ Nick Zaccardi (April 7, 2014). "Catching up with Bernard 'Hollywood' Williams". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Montgomery stripped of record". The Guardian. December 14, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Williams tested positive". BBC Sport. BBC News. August 9, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Crawford wins 200m as crowd jeer". ABC News. August 28, 2004. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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