Barrington Williams

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Barrington Williams
Personal information
Born (1955-09-11) 11 September 1955 (age 68)
Jamaica [1]
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres, long jump
ClubCannock Chase & Stafford
Wolverhampton & Bilston
Coached byAllan Jones (1989) [2]

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

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  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 11thLong 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

Indoor

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References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Power of 10 profile
  3. Barrington Williams at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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.