Kimberly Williams (triple jumper)

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Kimberly Williams
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Personal information
Born (1988-11-03) 3 November 1988 (age 35)
Saint Thomas, Jamaica
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Sport Athletics
Event Triple jump
College team Florida State Seminoles

Kimberly Williams (born 3 November 1988) is a Jamaican triple jumper. She is a multiple time Jamaican National Champion. [1] She was successful as a youth athlete, winning the 2003 CARIFTA Games (under 17 division) as a 14 year old. She was runner up at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Later, she jumped for Florida State University and was a four time NCAA Champion. By the time she graduated in 2012, she was "the most decorated women's track and field athlete in Florida State history." [2] She is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion in the triple jump. She was a finalist in the 2016 Olympics, ranking as high as 4th after two rounds of jumping, ultimately finishing seventh.

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Williams in 2019 2019-09-01 ISTAF 2019 Triple jump (Martin Rulsch) 32.jpg
Williams in 2019

She represented Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2003 CARIFTA Games Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1stTriple jump12.18 m
2004 CARIFTA Games Hamilton, Bermuda 1stTriple jump12.53 m
2006 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)
Port of Spain, Trinidad 2ndTriple jump12.47 m
CARIFTA Games Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1stTriple jump12.94 m
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 15th (q)Triple jump 12.81 m (-0.2 m/s)
2007 Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 2ndTriple jump13.38 m
CARIFTA Games Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 1stTriple jump12.85 m
2ndLong jump6.15 m
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 3rdTriple jump 13.78 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 15 (q)Triple jump 14.08 m
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1stTriple jump 14.23 m
NACAC Under-23 Championships Miramar, United States 1stTriple jump 14.14m (+3.1 m/s)w
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 14th (q)Triple jump 14.06 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5thTriple jump 14.27 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 4thTriple jump 14.62 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 3rdTriple jump 14.39 m
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 1stTriple jump 14.21 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5thTriple jump 14.45 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7thTriple jump 14.53 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 10thTriple jump 14.01 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2ndTriple jump 14.48 m
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1stTriple jump 14.64 m
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4thTriple jump 14.15 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 4thTriple jump 14.64 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8thTriple jump 14.51 m
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rdTriple jump 14.62 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 7thTriple jump 14.29 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7thTriple jump 14.38 m
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7thTriple jump 14.07 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 20th (q)Triple jump 13.77 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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References

  1. "#NatlTrials: Kimberly Williams defends national triple jump title". JamaicaObserver.com. 2016-07-03. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. "Kimberly Williams". Fsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  3. "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-18.