- Lauryn Williams
Infobox Athlete
playername= Lauryn Williams
country= flagicon|United StatesUnited States of America
club= Florida
datebirth= September 11th 1983
placebirth=Rochester, Pennsylvania
height= 5'3"
weight=
turnedpro= 2002
retired=
pb= 100m- 10.88
200m- 22.27
olympics= 2nd Athens 2004- 100 metres
worlds= 1st Helsinki 2005- 100 metres
highestranking= 2
updated= 30th July 2006Lauryn Williams (born
September 11 ,1983 inRochester, Pennsylvania ) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for theUnited States . [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/222177.shtml Athlete biography: Lauryn Williams] , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008]Williams was born and raised in suburban Pittsburgh and
Detroit, Michigan . She attended theUniversity of Miami . Williams is a silver medalist in the 100 meters at the2004 Summer Olympics and a 4-time medalist at theWorld Championships in Athletics , where she won (together withAngela Daigle ,Muna Lee andMe'Lisa Barber ) a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay in 2005 and 2007, as well as gold and silver in the 100m in 2005 and 2007 editions of the meet.In the
Beijing Olympics of2008 , Williams ran the anchor leg in the relay, but a mix-up in the semi-final with team-mateTorri Edwards caused Edwards to drop the baton. Williams picked up the baton to finish in last place, but the USA was disqualified because she had had to run outside her lane in order to retrieve the baton. At the individual 100 metres sprint she placed 2nd in her first round heat behindChristine Arron in a time of 11.38 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 11.07 seconds and placed 2nd again, this time behindKerron Stewart . With the third time in her semi final heat behindShelly-Ann Fraser andMuna Lee she qualified for the final in 11.10 seconds. In the final she came to 11.03, finishing in fourth place, just outside the medals that all went toJamaica .Major achievements
External links
* [http://www.laurynwilliams.net Lauryn Williams Official Web Site] .
* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Williams_Lauryn.asp Lauryn Williams at USA Track & Field] .
* [http://usuarios.lycos.es/neikye/laurynwilliams.htm Lauryn Williams pictures] .
* [http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_21678.htm Lauryn Williams' U.S. Olympic Team biography] .References
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