Charonda Williams
Charonda Regina Williams (born March 27, 1987) is an American
100-meter dash
and has a best of 11.14 seconds.
Williams began taking part in local track and field events after graduating from Gompers High School.Pac-10 Conference sprint titles.[2]
The following year she was 200 m runner-up at the NCAA indoors and was also a
60-meter dash finalist.[3] She defended her Pac-10 titles, including a personal record run of 11.14 seconds in the 100 m. At the 2009 NCAA Outdoors she was second in the 200 m and sixth in the 100 m. The 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships saw her set a 200 m best of 22.55 seconds before going on to place fourth in the final.[4] This earned her a place in the American World Championships squad and she was a semi-finalist in the women's 200 m in Berlin.[5]
She did not compete collegiately in 2010 and turned professional instead. She won the 100 m at the
2012 United States Olympic Trials
.
Williams qualified in the 200 meters to the final at the 2013 world championships in Moscow.[9]
References
- ^ Pandell, Lexi (2012-03-27). Richmond-born runner an Olympic hopeful. Richmond Confidential. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ^ Charonda Williams Archived April 6, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Arizona Devils Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ^ Arizona State University. MilSplit. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ^ Charonda Williams. USATF. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ^ Women 200 Meter Dash Senior/Open. USATF. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- IAAF Diamond League. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ^ 200 METRES WOMEN - 14TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, iaaf.org, retrieved 19 August 2015
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 21, 2012)
- Charonda Williams at World Athletics
- Charonda Williams at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Charonda Williams at Team USA (archived)
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