Kendal Williams

Kendal Williams
Personal information
Nationality  United States
Born (1995-09-23) September 23, 1995
Jacksonville, Florida
Residence Athens, Georgia
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

100 m: 9.99 (Austin (TX) 2017)

200 m: 20.26 (Tallahassee 2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto4×100 m relay
World Junior Championships
2014 Oregon100 m
2014 Oregon4×100 m relay

Kendal Williams (born September 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in sprinting events.[1] He won two gold medals at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

While at Stanton College Preparatory School Williams won multiple state titles and was a high school All-American.[2][3]

At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics Kendal won gold in the 100 meters with a time of 10.21s.[4] Williams also won gold in the 4×100 relay.[5]

Williams used to attend Florida State University, where he won the ACC Indoor Championship in the 60-meter dash, but has since transferred to the University of Georgia.[5]

This year, he has already posted his best 100m time with a time of 9.99[6] seconds on day 4 of the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

References

  1. ↑ Kendal Williams at IAAF
  2. ↑ Career capper: Stanton's Kendal Williams doubles his way into history books at 3A track meet | members.jacksonville.com
  3. ↑ Track & Field News - The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948
  4. ↑ Kendal Williams wins 100 meters at IAAF world junior championships - ESPN
  5. 1 2 FSU sprinter Kendal Williams claims second gold medal at IAAF World Junior | members.jacksonville.com
  6. ↑ "Kendal Williams". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
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