Chrishuna Williams

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Chrishuna Williams
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Personal information
Born (1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 32)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Event 800 metres 400 metres
College team Arkansas Razorbacks
ClubNike
Turned pro2015
Coached byChris Johnson
Achievements and titles
Personal best200 m: 24.21

400 m: 52.02

800 m: 1:59.59
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
IAAF World Relays
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Bahamas 4x800
2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 Eugene 800m

Chrishuna Williams (born March 31, 1993) is an American middle-distance runner.

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Professional

Williams formerly ran the 400 meters, but qualified for the 2016 Olympics in the 800 meters. Williams ran 2:01.19 in Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres to represent Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States and place 35th. [1] [2]

Chrishuna Williams ran 2:00.58 in 800 m final to place 5th at 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Williams ran 1:59.59 in 800 m final to place 3rd at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field). Chrishuna Williams placed 17th in 800 meters at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2:03.54. [3] [4]

Williams was part of Team USA setting world indoor record in the 4 × 800 m relay February 3 at 2018 Millrose Games in 8:05.89 – Chrishuna Williams (2:05.10), Raevyn Rogers (2:00.45), Charlene Lipsey (2:01.98), Ajee' Wilson (1:58.37). [5] [6]

NCAA

Williams was a ten-time NCAA Division I All-American for the University of Arkansas and won a national championship as part of the distance medley relay. [7] [8] Chrishuna Williams earned thirteen conference honors as a track and field finalist in the Southeastern Conference. [9] [10] [11]

Prep

A 2011 graduate of north Texas DeSoto High School, Chrishuna Williams won Texas Class 5A University Interscholastic League 4 × 400 m title in 3:41.41 this order: Maegan Cowan, Kierra Hamilton, Chrishuna Williams, Tia Gamble. [12] Williams placed 4th at 2010 and 3rd at 2011 Texas 5A University Interscholastic League 400 m state championship finals. [13]

References

  1. USA TODAY Sports 11:07 p.m. EDT July 4, 2016. "800 METRES WOMEN THE XXXI OLYMPIC GAMES BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 05 AUG 2016 – 21 AUG 2016" . Retrieved August 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. USA TODAY Sports 11:07 p.m. EDT July 4, 2016. "Kate Grace earns surprise victory in crash-filled 800". Usatoday.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. USATF (June 28, 2016). "USATF Championships Results – 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Ore". Usatf.org. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. New York Road Runners (January 18, 2018). "United States Quartet Eying World Record Chase in NYRR Millrose Games' Jack & Lewis Rudin Women's 4x800 Relay". Millrose Games . Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. "American Relay Sets Indoor World Record at the Millrose Games". The New York Times . Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  6. "American women set 4x800 world record at Millrose Games". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  7. Young, Dennis (2016-05-07). "How Chrishuna Williams Went From 2:09 to 2:00 800m in Two Years". FloTrack. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  8. Bradley, Serena (2014-03-15). "Arkansas Women's Track distance medley relay team wins first title ever | Mega Sports News". Megasportsnews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  9. Williams, Chrishuna (2015-06-15). "Chrishuna Williams Arkansas Women's Track profile". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  10. Williams, Chrishuna (2015-06-15). "Chrishuna Williams Arkansas Women's Track results". tfrrs.org. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  11. Williams, Chrishuna (2016-07-05). "Chrishuna Williams Arkansas Women's Track all athletics profile". all-athletics.com. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  12. Williams, Chrishuna. "Chrishuna Williams DeSoto High School Track results". athletic.net. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  13. Roberts, Tim (5 August 2016). "DeSoto Grad Sprints Into The Olympics". News fix cw33. Retrieved August 6, 2016.