Steve Williams (athlete)
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
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November 13, 1953 New York City, United States |
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| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
100 m: 10.07 s (Zurich, Switzerland; 16/08/1978)/ 9.9 s (hand-time, then WR=) |
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Medal record
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100 m: 10.07 s (Zurich, Switzerland; 16/08/1978)/ 9.9 s (hand-time, then WR=)
200 m: 20.16 s (Stuttgart, Germany; 26/08/1975) / 19.8 s (hand-time, then WR=)
400 m: 44.9 s (El Paso, Texas, USA; 13/05/1972) hand-time, 440 yards race)
Steve Williams (born November 13, 1953) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States. He equalled the men's world records for the 100 m and 200 m with hand-timed runs of 9.9 seconds and 19.8 seconds, respectively, and was also a member of a team that set a world record in the 4x100 m relay.
He never competed at the Olympics, but had success at the IAAF World Cup: he won the 100 m and set a world record in the 4×100-meter relay with the USA team at the inaugural championship in 1977. He won the 100 yd and 220 yd American titles at the 1973 AAU Championships and retained his short sprint title with a 100 m victory in 1974.
He won the 100 meters at the 1977 IAAF Athletics World Cup in Düsseldorf whilst representing the USA. He also anchored the 4x100 meters USA relay team to a new world record time of 38.03 seconds, alongside Bill Collins, Steve Riddick and Cliff Wiley – an event statistician Mark Butler for the IAAF puts in his top 10 men's World Cup moments. Williams also received a bronze medal as a member of the 4x100 meters USA relay team at the 1981 IAAF World Cup in Rome.
At the peak of his career he was claimant to the title the world's fastest man. He recorded four 9.9 seconds hand-timings for the 100 meters, so equalling the then world record. He also jointly held the world record for 220 yards (with Don Quarrie) at 19.9 seconds (achieved in 1975).
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