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Shermaine Williams
Personal information
Born (1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 34)
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
EventHurdling
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Bydgoszcz 100 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Port of Spain 100 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ostrava 100 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2007 Providenciales 100 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Port of Spain 100 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games (Youth)
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bacolet 100 m hurdles
Updated on 4 May 2023

Shermaine Williams (born 4 February 1990) is a Jamaican hurdler.[1] At the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles.[2] She is an alumna of Johnson C. Smith University.[3]

Her younger sister, Danielle, is also a hurdler.[citation needed]

Personal bests

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Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m 11.79 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) Charlotte, North Carolina 27 May 2010
200 m 23.98 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) Petersburg, Virginia 17 Apr 2010
400 m 56.05 s Charlotte, North Carolina 15 Mar 2013
100 m hurdles 12.78 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) Kingston 1 Jul 2012
Indoor
60 m 7.56 s Hampton, Virginia 13 Feb 2011
200 m 23.83 s Albuquerque, New Mexico 15 Mar 2010
400 m 54.92 s Blacksburg, Virginia 2 Mar 2013
60 m hurdles 8.07 s Houston, Texas 13 Mar 2009

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2005 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 100m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.93 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 6th 100m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.69 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 100m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.79 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 1st 100m hurdles 13.51 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 2nd 100m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.48 (wind: -1.3 m/s)
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 100m hurdles 13.48 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 100m hurdles 13.22 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 13th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.42 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.57
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 12th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.83 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 14th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.93 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
2014 Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 2nd 100m hurdles 12.91 (wind: +0.9 m/s) A
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 7th 100 m hurdles 12.95
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.86

References

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  1. ^ "Shermaine Williams". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Shermaine Williams Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ Shermaine Williams - 2011 Women's Track and Field, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls, retrieved 4 May 2023
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