Briana Williams

Briana Nichole Williams (born 21 March 2002) is an American-born Jamaican female sprinter who is the world age-15 record holder, and the Jamaican junior (under-20) record holder in both the women's 100 metres and 200 metres.[6][7][8][9] She earned gold medals in the 100 metres, the 200 metres, and the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 CARIFTA Games in the under-17 category, setting championship records in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay, earning her the games' Austin Sealy award.[10][11][12] Later that year she became the youngest girl ever to win both the 100 metres and the 200 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere.[13][5][14] For her athletics achievements in 2018 she was nominated for the IAAF Female Rising Star and the Laureus Breakthrough of the Year awards.[15][16][17]

Briana Williams
Personal information
Full nameBriana Nichole Williams
NationalityAmerican and Jamaican[1]
Born (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002
Miami, Florida, U.S.[2][1]
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprints
ClubBorn 2 Do It[3]
Turned pro2020[4]
Coached byAto Boldon[1][5]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.02 (2019)
  • 200 m: 22.50 (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World U20 Championships
2018 Tampere100 m
2018 Tampere200 m
Pan American U20 Championships
2019 San José100 m
2019 San José4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
2019 Georgetown100 m
2019 Georgetown200 m
2019 Georgetown4×100 m relay
NACAC U18 Championships
2019 Querétaro100 m
CARIFTA Games (U18)
2017 Willemstad100 m
CARIFTA Games (U17)
2018 Nassau100 m
2018 Nassau200 m
2018 Nassau4×100 m relay

At the 2019 CARIFTA Games Williams again tripled in the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m relay to win three gold medals in the under-20 category, and was the first Jamaican to earn the games' Austin Sealy award two years in a row since Usain Bolt in 2004.[18][19]

Williams ran 10.94 s in the 100 m final at the Jamaican Championships on 21 June 2019, which would have set the world youth (under-18) best time and improved her Jamaican junior record.[20][21][22][23] However, she tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide during the competition. She was ruled to be not at fault and received no period of ineligibility to compete, but her results from the Jamaican Championships were nullified.[24][25][26]

Her 11.02 s personal best from earlier that June, set at the Great Southwest Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, remains the Jamaican junior record.[9] Her 11.10 s personal best before that, set at the JAC Open in Jacksonville, Florida a week earlier, was also the Jamaican junior record at the date of setting.[8] Her personal best before that, 11.13 s set in March 2018, is the world age-15 record.[6][7]

Statistics

Personal bests
  • NU20R = national (Jamaican) under-20 (junior) record
  • NU18R = national under-18 (youth) record
EventTime (s)Wind (m/s)VenueDateNotes
60 m7.15-1.1Kingston, Jamaica25 January 2020NU20R
60 m indoor7.18N/ANew York, New York, U.S.8 February 2020NU20R
100 m11.02+0.8Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.8 June 2019NU20R, NU18R[note 1]
200 m22.50−0.1Tampere, Finland14 July 2018NU20R, NU18R[13][5][14]
4×100 m relay44.25N/AGeorgetown, Cayman Islands22 April 2019

International championship results
  • CR = championship record
  • PB = personal best
  • SB = seasonal best
YearCompetitionPositionEventTimeWind (m/s)VenueNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2017CARIFTA Games (U18)3rd100 m11.80−1.6Willemstad, Curaçao
2018CARIFTA Games (U17)1st100 m11.27+1.6Nassau, BahamasCR[27][11]
1st200 m23.11+1.1PB
1st4×100 m relay44.95N/ACR, PB[10][11]
World U20 Championships1st100 m11.160.0Tampere, Finland
1st200 m22.50−0.1NU20R, NU18R, CR, PB[13][5][14]
2019CARIFTA Games (U20)1st100 m11.25+0.3Georgetown, Cayman IslandsSB
1st200 m22.89+0.9SB
1st4×100 m relay44.25N/APB
NACAC U18 Championships1st100 m11.11+1.5Querétaro, MexicoCR
Pan American U20 Championships1st100 m11.38−1.4San José, Costa Rica
2nd4×100 m relay44.36N/A

National championship results
  • w = wind-assisted (over +2.0 m/s)
YearCompetitionPositionEventTimeWind (m/s)VenueNotes
2017Jamaican U20 Championships2nd100 m11.30+1.6Kingston, JamaicaPB
2nd200 m23.57+0.5PB
2018Jamaican Championships5th100 m11.21+0.4Kingston, Jamaica
2019Jamaican ChampionshipsDQ100 m10.94+0.6Kingston, Jamaica[note 1][20][21][22]

Seasonal bests
Year100 metres200 metres
201413.25—
201512.0924.79
201612.5826.16
201711.3023.56
201811.1322.50
201911.02[note 1]22.88

Notes
  1. Williams finished third in 10.94 s at the 2019 Jamaican Championships, which would have been a world under-18 best time and improved her Jamaican under-20 record. However, she tested positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide during the competition. She was ruled to be not at fault and received no period of ineligibility to compete, but her results from the Jamaican Championships were nullified.[24][25]

References
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  13. Graham, Raymond (16 July 2018). "Briana's Double - 16-y-o Wins 200m To Add To 100m Gold". jamaica-gleaner.com. The Gleaner. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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  21. Zaccardi, Nick (22 June 2019). "Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce sizzle at Jamaican Championships". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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