Todd Williams (runner)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Todd Dwayne Williams |
| Nationality | 10,000m : 27:31.34 |
Todd Dwayne Williams (born March 7, 1969)Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Williams was born in Monroe, Michigan. During high school he won the Michigan team race title twice. He was a two-time United States cross country champion, with victories in 1991 and 1993. He attended the University of Tennessee where he was an All-American for three years.
Is also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt under Luiz Palhares and runs an ASICS sponsored company known as RunSafer.
His personal bests were 13:19.50 in the
American record over 15 km at the event, running a time of 42:22 minutes for the distance. This is also the record for the whole of the North American, Central American and Caribbean region
(NACAC).
Williams also holds the 3rd-fastest half marathon time ever by an American of 60:11 which he ran in Tokyo in 1993.[2]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
|
10th | 10,000 m |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
|
7th | 10,000 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
|
9th | 10,000 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia
|
DNF | 10,000 m |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Todd Williams". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Men's half-marathon".
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