Tameka Williams

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Tameka Williams
Personal information
Nationality Saint Kitts and Nevis
Born (1989-08-31) 31 August 1989 (age 36)
Basseterre
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s)
100 metres, 200 metres, Long Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.18
200m: 22.45 [1]

Tameka Williams (born 31 August 1989) is a sprinter from St Kitts and Nevis. In 2012, she was banned from the Olympic Games for doping offenses. [2] She was set to compete in the Women's 100m and the Women's 200m. [1] Williams admitted to having injected "Blast Off Red", a performance-enhancing drug used on race animals. [3] She has denied taking any illegal substances, what she injected was not listed under the World Anti-Doping Agency banned substances; however the material falls by being under the category of veterinary medicine on the prohibited list. [3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 37th (h)100m 12.00 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 23rd (sf)100m 11.99 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
30th (h)200m 24.55 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
6th4 × 100 m relay 45.10
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba1st4 × 100 m relay43.53 NR
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 8th100m 12.78 (wind: +2.2 m/s)w

References

  1. 1 2 "Tameka Williams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: Sprinter Tameka Williams sent home over drugs - Athletics - Scotsman.com". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 LK Hewlett (3 August 2012). "Public Calling for Answers from Tameka Williams". The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.


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