Lauryn Williams

Lauryn Williams (born September 11, 1983) is an American sprinter and bobsledder. 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.

Lauryn Williams
Personal information
Born (1983-09-11) September 11, 1983
Rochester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Miami
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight127 lb (58 kg; 9.1 st)
Sport
Country United States
ClubFlorida
Turned pro2004
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2nd Athens 2004– 100 metres
World finals1st Helsinki 2005– 100 metres
Highest world ranking2
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 Athens100 meters
World Championships
2005 Helsinki100 meters
2005 Helsinki4x100 m relay
2007 Osaka4x100 m relay
2007 Osaka100 meters
World Indoor Championships
2006 Moscow 60 meters
World Athletics Final
2004 Monaco100 meters
2005 Monaco100 meters
World Junior Championships
2002 Kingston100 meters
2002 Kingston4x100 m relay
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo 100 meters
Women's bobsleigh
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2014 SochiTwo-woman
Updated on February 19, 2014.

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.

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