Lauryn Williams

Lauryn Williams

Personal information
Born	(1983-09-11) September 11, 1983 (age 33) Rochester, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	University of Miami
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight	127 lb (58 kg; 9.1 st)
Sport
Country	United States
Club	Florida
Turned pro	2002
Achievements and titles
World finals	1st Helsinki 2005– 100 metres
Olympic finals	2nd Athens 2004– 100 metres
Highest world ranking	2
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 Athens 100 meters World Championships 2005 Helsinki 100 meters 2005 Helsinki 4x100 m relay 2007 Osaka 4x100 m relay 2007 Osaka 100 meters World Indoor Championships 2006 Moscow 60 meters World Athletics Final 2004 Monaco 100 meters 2005 Monaco 100 meters World Junior Championships 2002 Kingston 100 meters 2002 Kingston 4x100 m relay Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 100 meters Women's bobsleigh Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Two-woman
Updated on February 19, 2014.

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.

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.

Williams is one of five athletes to have won a medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games, as well as the first American woman to do so.

Williams was born and raised in suburban Pittsburgh and Detroit and currently resides in suburban Pittsburgh. She holds her high school records for the 100, 200m, long jump and 4x100 meters relay. She ran for The Wings of Moon Track Club founded by Coach Rubin Carter based in Moon Township, PA, a suburb near Pittsburgh. She was a star with the new club and qualified for the National Junior Olympics. She attended the University of Miami, where she competed on the track team and graduated in 2004. She was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society, the university's highest honor.

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