Novlene Williams-Mills

Novlene Williams-Mills

Novlene Williams-Mills in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Jamaican
Born (1982-04-26) 26 April 1982
Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Country  Jamaica
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres
College team University of Florida
Club Adidas, Herzogenaurach (GER)
Medal record
2008 Beijing 4×400 m relay
2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
2004 Athens 4×400 m relay
2012 London 4×400 m relay
World Championships
2015 Beijing 4×400 m relay
2005 Helsinki 4x400 m relay
2007 Osaka 4x400 m relay
2009 Berlin 4×400 m relay
2011 Daegu 4×400 m relay
2007 Osaka 400 m
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 4×400 m relay
2014 Glasgow 400 m
2006 Melbourne 400 m

Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills (born 26 April 1982), née Novlene Hilaire Williams, is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2007 World Championships. She is also a three-time Olympic bronze medallist in the 4×400 metres relay.[1]

At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won (together with Shericka Williams, Ronetta Smith and Lorraine Fenton) a silver medal. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, she received a bronze medal for her third-place finish in the 400 metres.

Williams attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of coach Tom Jones' Florida Gators track and field team. She graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in 2004.

Novlene was born in Saint Ann, Jamaica. She is a graduate of Ferncourt High School, located in Claremont, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica.

2012 Olympics

Williams-Mills won a bronze medal in the 4×400 meter relay. She also placed 5th in the individual 400 m event.[1]

Cancer diagnosis

In July 2013, Williams-Mills told members of the media that she was diagnosed with breast cancer before the 2012 Olympics. Very few people at the time knew about the diagnosis. Despite the diagnosis, she still ran the race and was able to help Jamaica win a bronze medal. After the Olympics, Williams-Mills had a mastectomy and in January 2013 had another operation. She currently is still an active runner and says that in her next race in Moscow she will run, "for all the breast cancer survivors out there."

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Novlene Williams-Mills. sports-reference.com
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