Sonia Williams

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Sonia Olivia Williams (born May 28, 1979 in St. Johns) [1] is a female track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Antigua and Barbuda. [2] [3]

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Williams represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed sixth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time of 12.04 seconds. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
1994 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados8th200 m24.71
CAC Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago7th100 m11.9   (−0.4 m/s)
7th200 m25.5   (−2.3 m/s)
1995 CARIFTA Games (U-17) George Town, Cayman Islands1st100 m11.76   (0.2 m/s)
1st200 m23.99   (0.2 m/s)
1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 4th100 m11.53   (0.9 m/s)
4th200 m24.49   (−4.4 m/s)
CAC Junior Championships (U-20) San Salvador, El Salvador1st100 m11.49   (0.7 m/s)
1st200 m23.96   (0.6 m/s)
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States—4 × 100 m relay DSQ
6th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:44.98
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 7th (sf)100m 11.67
25th (qf)200m 24.87 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados3rd100 m11.83   (0.0 m/s)
1998 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago5th100 m11.68
5th200 m24.08 w  (2.4 m/s)
CAC Junior Championships (U-20) George Town, Cayman Islands3rd100 m11.68   (0.7 m/s)
2nd200 m23.86   (0.7 m/s)
World Junior Championships Annecy, France 7th (sf)100 m 11.70 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
30th (qf)200 m 24.79 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 10th (h)100 m 11.62
10th (h)200 m 24.35
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8th (sf)100 m 12.05   (1.4 m/s)
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6th (h)100 m 11.89 w  (2.1 m/s)
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 6th (h)100 m 12.04   (−1.4 m/s)

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References

  1. ↑ Sonia Williams. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2014-09-28.
  2. 1 2 Athlete biography: Sonia Williams, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008
  3. ↑ Sonia Williams, CBS Interactive: College Network – TCU Horned Frogs, retrieved 15 April 2012


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