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]
Williams represented Antigua and Barbuda at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed in 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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Antigua and Barbuda | |||||
1994 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 8th | 200 m | 24.71 |
CAC Junior Championships (U-17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 7th | 100 m | 11.9 (−0.4 m/s) | |
7th | 200 m | 25.5 (−2.3 m/s) | |||
1995 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 1st | 100 m | 11.76 (0.2 m/s) |
1st | 200 m | 23.99 (0.2 m/s) | |||
1996 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th | 100 m | 11.53 (0.9 m/s) |
4th | 200 m | 24.49 (−4.4 m/s) | |||
CAC Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 100 m | 11.49 (0.7 m/s) | |
1st | 200 m | 23.96 (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, Barbados | 3rd | 100 m | 11.83 (0.0 m/s) |
1998 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 5th | 100 m | 11.68 |
5th | 200 m | 24.08 w (2.4 m/s) | |||
CAC Junior Championships (U-20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 3rd | 100 m | 11.68 (0.7 m/s) | |
2nd | 200 m | 23.86 (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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