Courtney Carl Williams

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Courtney Carl Williams
Courtney Carl Williams 2012.jpg
Williams before the start of heat 4 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Born (1991-01-31) January 31, 1991 (age 33)
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sport Athletics
Event Sprinting
Updated on 21 January 2015

Courtney Carl Williams (born 31 January 1991 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) is a Vincentian runner [1] who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m event. [2] He was flagbearer at the closing ceremony.

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Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
100 m10.60 sA(wind: +1.4 m/s) Flag of Mexico.svg Morelia 5 Jul 2013
200 m21.16 s(wind: +2.0 m/s) Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Basseterre 5 Jul 2014

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 5th (h)100m11.52 (+0.4 m/s)
6th (h)200m23.41 (+0.4 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships
(U17)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 7th (h)100m11.28 (+1.9 m/s)
6th (h)200m22.89 (-0.5 m/s)
2007 CARIFTA Games (U17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 4th (h)100m11.35 (+0.2 m/s)
3rd (h)200m22.47 w(+2.6 m/s)
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 51st (h)100m11.16 (+1.8 m/s)
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 6th (sf)100m10.97 w(+4.7 m/s)
6th (h)200m23.46 (-1.8 m/s)
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 56th (h)100m 11.19 (-0.7 m/s)
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 7th (h)100m10.93 w(+3.3 m/s)
6th (sf)200m21.77 w(+2.3 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 8th (h)100m10.96 w(+2.2 m/s)
6th (h)200m22.70 (-0.1 m/s)
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 22nd (h)200m 22.31 (-1.0 m/s)
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 27th (h)200m 23.25 (+1.1 m/s)
4×100 m DQ
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 30th (h)100m 11.15 (-2.0 m/s)
29th (h)200m 22.42 (+0.6 m/s)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 43rd (h)60 m 7.35
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th (prelim)100 m 10.80 (+0.5 m/s)
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, México 26th (h)100m 10.60 A(+1.4 m/s)
22nd (h)200m 21.81 A(-0.9 m/s)
World Championships Moscow, Russia 49th (h)200m 21.98 (-0.6 m/s)
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 54th (h)100m 10.95 (+1.1 m/s)
56th (h)200m 21.94 (-0.4 m/s)
11th (h)4×100 m 40.47
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 10th (h)100m 10.69 A(-0.3 m/s)
12th (h)200m 21.19 A(+0.2 m/s)
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 27th (h)200m 21.35 (+1.6 m/s)

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References

  1. Biography - WILLIAMS Courtney, PASO, archived from the original on December 28, 2011, retrieved January 21, 2015
  2. "Profile". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2012-08-05.