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On 1 August 2024, Williamson made her Olympic debut in the round of 16 against Hungarian Luca Hámori, losing the bout 5–0. [3] Amidst the Imane Khelif controversy, she called for bans of athletes with failed gender eligibility tests from competing against women. [4]
Williamson was born in Geelong, Victoria
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