Angela Williams (sprinter born 1980), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Angela Williams (sprinter born 1980)

Athletics competitor, sprinter

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1980

Place of Birth: Bellflower, California, United States

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Angela Williams (sprinter born 1980)

  • Angela Williams (born 30 January 1980 in Bellflower, California) is an American athlete.
  • Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002.Starting for the American national team in 2001, she won a silver medal in the 60 metres competition at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
  • She later repeated the event at the 2003 Indoor Championships, but was upgraded to gold winner after Zhanna Block was disqualified for doping.
  • At the 2003 World Championships in Athletics she won silver in the 4 x 100 m relay, along with teammates Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Torri Edwards.
  • Williams also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, with the American team easily winning in the first heat but not being able to finish in the final.
  • In 2002, Angela Williams became the first person to win four consecutive individual NCAA titles in the 100m.
  • In 1999, she won in 11.04 at the age of 19.
  • In 2000, she clocked 11.12, 11.05w in 2001 and 11.29 in 2002.Williams represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
  • She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Mechelle Lewis, Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams.
  • In their first round heat they were disqualified and eliminated from the final.Williams had a stellar career as a youth athlete, setting the still currently ratified American records in the 100 meters, for age 9-10, 11-12, and 15-16, along with the 11-12 record for 200 meters.Williams attended Chino High School and won the CIF California State Championships in the 100 metres in 1997 and 1998.
  • Her 11.10 1998 winning time was the top mark of the twentieth century, beating Marion Jones.
  • She also won the 200 metres in 1998 In 1997 and 1998 she was named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track & Field News.
  • She was the fourth female, and the fourth female California sprinter, to receive the honor twice.

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