Kimberly Williams (born 3 November 1988) is a Jamaican triple jumper. She is a multiple time Jamaican National Champion.[1] She was successful as a youth athlete, winning the 2003 CARIFTA Games (under 17 division) as a 14 year old. She was runner up at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Later, she jumped for Florida State University and was a four time NCAA Champion. By the time she graduated in 2012, she was "the most decorated women's track and field athlete in Florida State history."[2] Since then she is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion. She was a finalist in the 2016 Olympics, ranking as high as 4th after two rounds of jumping, ultimately finishing seventh.
 Kimberly Williams at 2013 World Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 November 1988 Saint Thomas, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida State Seminoles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She has qualified to represent Jamaica at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
International competitions edit
Personal bests edit
Outdoor
- Long jump – 6.42 (+1.1 m/s, Tallahassee 2009)
- Triple jump – 14.69 (+1.6 m/s, Doha 2021)
Indoor
- Long jump – 6.55 (Blacksburg 2011)
- Triple jump – 14.62 (Belgrad 2022)
References edit
- ^ "#NatlTrials: Kimberly Williams defends national triple jump title". JamaicaObserver.com. 2016-07-03. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Kimberly Williams". Fsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "Fraser-Pryce to lead Jamaica's Olympic charge in Tokyo". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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