Lily Williams (cyclist)

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Lily Williams
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Williams at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 31)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Team information
Current team Human Powered Health
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
  • Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2018–2019 Hagens Berman–Supermint [1]
2020– Rally Cycling [2]
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Women's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Berlin Team pursuit
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Cochabamba Team pursuit

Lily Williams (born June 24, 1994) is an American professional racing cyclist, who currently[ when? ] rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Human Powered Health. [3]

Williams, the daughter of Olympic speed skater Sarah Docter Williams, grew up in Florida and ran cross country for Vanderbilt University. After graduating from Vanderbilt, she enrolled at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2016 and took up an interest in competitive cycling. [4]

In June 2021, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5] She competed in the qualifying round of the women's team pursuit in track cycling. Team USA went on to earn a bronze medal in the final.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Williams won the gold medal in women's team pursuit in track cycling alongside Chloé Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, and Jennifer Valente. This was the first ever team track cycling gold medal in U.S. history. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Hagens Berman-Supermint announce 2019 roster". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. January 2, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rally Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Hargadon, Sean (July 18, 2022). "Lily Williams Takes on the Tour de France Femmes". Northwestern Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Olympic cycling roster set with road, indoor, BMX, mountain teams". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Olympics 2024: Lily Williams wins gold medal on women's pursuit team". www.tallahassee.com. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
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