Kimberly Laing

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Kimberley Williams
Personal information
Birth nameKimberley A. Laing
Born (1988-01-08) January 8, 1988 (age 35)
St. Catherine, Jamaica [1]
Education The University of Alabama
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event 100 metres hurdles

Kimberley A. Laing Williams (born 8 January 1988 in St. Catherine) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles. [2] She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, she finished fourth at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Her personal bests are 12.89 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (-1.1 m/s, Kingston 2015) and 8.23 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Fayetteville 2010).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2004 CARIFTA Games (U17) Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd100 m hurdles14.76
2005 CARIFTA Games (U20) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd100 m hurdles14.35
2006 CARIFTA Games (U20) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st100 m hurdles13.97
2007 Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 3rd100 m hurdles13.85
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 4th100 m hurdles 12.95
World Championships Beijing, China 16th (sf)100 m hurdles 13.00
Representing The University of Alabama
20102010 SEC Indoor Championships Nashville, TN Champion60 m Hurdles8.21
20102010 SEC Outdoor Championships Knoxville, TN Champion100 m Hurdles13.32

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