Danielle Williams

Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14 September 1992) is a Jamaican track and field athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles. She is best known for winning gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2023 World Championships. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, won two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, won silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 NACAC Championships, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships, all in the 100m hurdles.

Danielle Williams
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992
St. Andrew, Jamaica
EducationJohnson C. Smith University
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event100 metres hurdles
Coached byLennox Graham
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
2015 Beijing100 m hurdles
2023 Budapest100 m hurdles
2019 Doha100 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast100 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
2015 Gwangju100 m hurdles
2013 Kazan100 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
2018 Toronto100 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
2011 Miramar100 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
2010 Santo Domingo 100 m hurdles
2010 Santo Domingo 4×100m relay
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava100 m hurdles

Williams has personal bests of 12.32 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (2019) and 7.75 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (2022).

Her older sister, Shermaine, is also a hurdler.

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