Simeon Williamson

Simeon Oscar Williamson (born 16 January 1986, Islington) is an English sprinter of Jamaican descent who specializes in the 100 metres. [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/225059.shtml Athlete biography: Simeon Williamson] , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008] Williamson, a native of London, is also a second cousin of British high jumper Germaine Mason. He runs for the club [http://www.highgateharriers.org.uk/ Highgate Harriers] .

In 2007 he became European Athletics U23 Championships champion in the 100m where he clocked a personal best of 10.10 seconds. He beat fellow Briton Craig Pickering in a British 1-2. He also won the silver at the European Junior Championships in 2005, 1/100th of a second behind Pickering, to be part of a British 1-2-3 (Alex Nelson was the third athlete). He won the 100 m race at the 2007 Summer Universiade.

In 2008 he finished seventh in 60 metres at the World Indoor Championships. 3rd August 2008 Williamson was featured in a BBC documentary called Sprint along with other 100m hopefuls Craig Pickering, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Wade Bennett-Jackson. Williamson represented Team GB in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 100m and the 4x100m relay. He was 2nd in the trials behind Dwain Chambers, running a new personal best of 10.03. After a minor injury at the team's training camp, however, he was less successful in the Olympics. He failed to match his trials form and went out at the quarter-final stage. Together with Tyrone Edgar, Marlon Devonish and Pickering he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they were disqualified and eliminated.

Personal bests

*60 metres - 6.57 s (2008, indoor)
*100 metres - 10.03 s (2008)
*200 metres - 21.60 s (2005)

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