Shermaine Williams
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 4, 1990 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Jamaica |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hurdling |
| Updated on 26 January 2015. | |
Shermaine Williams (born February 4, 1990) is a Jamaican hurdler.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles. She is an alumnus of Johnson C. Smith University.[2]
Her younger sister, Danielle, is also a hurdler.
Personal bests
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | |||
| 100 m | 11.79 s (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Charlotte, North Carolina | 27 May 2010 |
| 200 m | 23.98 s (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Petersburg, Virginia | 17 Apr 2010 |
| 400 m | 56.05 s | Charlotte, North Carolina | 15 Mar 2013 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.78 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Kingston | 1 Jul 2012 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 7.56 s | Hampton, Virginia | 13 Feb 2011 |
| 200 m | 23.83 s | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 13 Mar 2010 |
| 400 m | 54.92 s | Blacksburg, Virginia | 2 Mar 2013 |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.07 s | Houston, Texas | 13 Mar 2009 |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "Shermaine Williams". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ↑ Shermaine Williams - 2011 Women's Track and Field, Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls, retrieved January 26, 2015
External links
- Shermaine Williams profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography
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