Shermaine Williams

Shermaine Williams (born February 4, 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]

Shermaine Williams
Personal information
Born (1990-02-04) February 4, 1990
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hurdling
Updated on 26 January 2015.

Her younger sister, Danielle, is also a hurdler.

Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m11.79 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)Charlotte, North Carolina27 May 2010
200 m23.98 s (wind: +1.9 m/s)Petersburg, Virginia17 Apr 2010
400 m56.05 sCharlotte, North Carolina15 Mar 2013
100 m hurdles12.78 s (wind: +1.3 m/s)Kingston1 Jul 2012
Indoor
60 m7.56 sHampton, Virginia13 Feb 2011
200 m23.83 sAlbuquerque, New Mexico15 Mar 2010
400 m54.92 sBlacksburg, Virginia2 Mar 2013
60 m hurdles8.07 sHouston, Texas13 Mar 2009

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  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 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. Shermaine Williams - 2011 Women's Track and Field, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls, retrieved January 26, 2015


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