Barrington Williams

Barrington Williams

Personal information
Born	(1955-09-11) 11 September 1955 (age 69) Jamaica [1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	long jump, 100 metres
Club	Cannock Chase & Stafford Wolverhampton & Bilston AC
Coached by	Allan Jones (1989) [2]

Barrington Chester Williams (born 11 September 1955) is an English male retired sprinter and long jumper. ^[3] who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Williams represented his country at the 1988 Olympic Games 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, Canada. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Williams finished third behind Linford Christie in the 100 metres event at the 1988 AAA Championships ^[10] and was twice British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1991 AAA Championships and 1994 AAA Championships. ^[11]

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 m 1
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

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Power of 10 profile
3. Barrington Williams at World Athletics
4. "Never on Sundays?". www.veritesport.org. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
5. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
6. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
7. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
8. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
9. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019.
10. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
11. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

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