Danielle Williams Explained

Danielle Gracia Williams (born 14 September 1992) is a Jamaican track and field athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles. She is best known for winning gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2023 World Championships. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, won two medals at Summer Universiades, bronze in 2013 and gold in 2015, won silver medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 NACAC Championships, and represented her country at the 2013 World Championships, all in the 100m hurdles.

Her older sister, Shermaine, is also a hurdler.

Career

In 2013, Williams placed third in the 100m hurdles at the Summer Universiade. Later that year, she competed at the World Championships in Moscow, where she made the semi-finals.^[3]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Williams placed fourth in the 100m hurdles, narrowly missing out on a medal.^[4]

Williams won gold at the 2015 Summer Universiade with a time of 12.78 s. She followed that up by winning gold at the 2015 World Championships in a new personal best of 12.57 s.^[5]

In 2017, Williams won the Jamaican Championships in a personal best time of 12.56 s, qualifying her for the World Championships where she made the semi-final.^[6]

Williams won her first Diamond League at the 2019 Müller Anniversary Games in a new national record of 12.32 s.^{[7] [8]} She competed at the 2019 World Championships, winning the bronze medal.^[9]

In 2022, Williams set a new 60m hurdles personal best of 7.75 s in Clemson.^[10] She competed at the World Championships in Eugene, finishing sixth.^[11] The next month, she represented Jamaica at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, also finishing sixth.

At the 2023 World Championships, Williams won gold in a time of 12.43 s.^[12]

In 2024, Williams placed second at the Jamaican Championships, finishing behind Ackera Nugent. This qualified her for her first Olympics, where she went out in the semi-finals.^[13]

Competition record

Representing
2010	CARIFTA Games (U20)	George Town, Cayman Islands	4th	100 m	11.72
			3rd	4 × 100 m	45.69
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m H	14.11
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m	45.03
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	4th	100 m H	13.46 (+0.9 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	44.24
2011	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, United States	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m H	13.32
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	3rd	100 m H	12.84
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	20th (sf)	100 m H	13.13
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	100 m H	13.06
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m H	12.78
	World Championships	Beijing, China	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m H	12.57 PB
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	–	60 m H	DNF
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	18th (sf)	100 m H	13.14
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m H	12.78
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m H	12.67
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	100 m H	12.47
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	33rd (h)	60 m H	8.23
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	6th	100 m H	12.44
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	bgcolor=gold	1st	100 m H	12.43 SB
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	16th (sf)	100 m H	12.82

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.24 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013)
• 200 metres – 22.62 (−0.7 m/s) (Pueblo 2013)
• 100 metres hurdles – 12.32 (−0.3 m/s) (London 2019)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.29 (Clemson 2022)
• 200 metres – 23.12 (Clemson 2020)
• 60 metres hurdles – 7.75 (Clemson 2022)

Notes and References

1. http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1099920/danielle_williams.html 2014 CWG profile
2. http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/zb/engzb_athletics_biography_overview_n6301306_williams_danielle_gracia.htm 2015 WSG profile
3. Web site: 100 Metres Hurdles Women - Semi-Final. World Athletics. 17 August 2013. 19 October 2024.
4. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Williams 4th in women’s 100m hurdles final. Jamaica Observer. 31 July 2014. 19 October 2024.
5. Web site: Report: women's 100m hurdles final – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015. World Athletics. 28 August 2015. 19 October 2024. Dyachkova. Elena.
6. Web site: 100 Metres Hurdles Women - Semi-Final. World Athletics. 11 August 2017. 19 October 2024.
7. Web site: Williams blazes 12.32, Warholm improves to 47.12 in London - IAAF Diamond League. World Athletics. 20 July 2019. 19 October 2024. Ramsak. Bob.
8. Web site: Danielle Williams sets new 100mH national record in London. Jamaica Observer. 20 July 2019. 19 October 2024.
9. Web site: DOHA 2019 - Danielle Williams settles for bronze in 100m hurdles final. Jamaica Gleaner. 6 October 2019. 19 October 2024.
10. Web site: Danielle Williams clocks world lead in 60m hurdles. Jamaica Observer. 10 February 2022. 19 October 2024.
11. Web site: 100 Metres Hurdles Women - Final. World Athletics. 24 July 2022. 19 October 2024.
12. Web site: World Athletics Championships 2023: Danielle Williams springs surprise to clinch women's 100m hurdles title, eight years after first world crown. olympics.com. IOC. 24 August 2023. 19 October 2024. Goh. ZK.
13. Web site: Results - Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinal 1/3. olympics.com. IOC. 9 August 2024. 19 October 2024.