(1983-09-11) September 11, 1983 (age 40) Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Miami
Height
5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight
127 lb (58 kg; 9.1 st)
Sport
Country
United States
Club
Florida
Turned pro
2004
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
2nd Athens 2004– 100 metres
World finals
1st Helsinki 2005– 100 metres
Highest world ranking
2
Personal best(s)
100m- 10.88 200m- 22.27
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2012 London
4×100 m relay
2004 Athens
100 meters
World Championships
2005 Helsinki
100 meters
2005 Helsinki
4x100 m relay
2007 Osaka
4x100 m relay
2007 Osaka
100 meters
World Indoor Championships
2006 Moscow
60 meters
World Athletics Final
2004 Monaco
100 meters
2005 Monaco
100 meters
World Junior Championships
2002 Kingston
100 meters
2002 Kingston
4x100 m relay
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo
100 meters
Women's bobsleigh
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
2014 Sochi
Two-woman
Updated on February 19, 2014.
Lauryn Williams speaking at the USA Track & Field national meeting, December 2014
Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983) is an American sprinter and bobsledder.[1] She was the gold medalist in the 100 meter dash at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and won silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2007 World Championships, and 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She won a silver medal in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
A World Junior Champion in 2002, she went on to win the 100 m at the 2003 Pan American Games and claimed the NCAA title over the distance for the University of Miami the following year. She has also featured as part of the American 4×100 meter relay team, winning gold medals at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Williams is one of six athletes to have won a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games, as well as the first American woman to do so.[2][3]
^"Athlete biography: Lauryn Williams". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on August 10, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
^"Williams gets silver; first U.S. Woman to win medals in Winter and Summer Olympics".
^"Lauryn Williams eyes Olympic history". ESPN. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
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