Tiffany Williams
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Born | Miami, Florida, U.S. | February 5, 1983|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
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Tiffany Williams (née Ross; born 5 February 1983 in Miami, Florida) is an American hurdler who is a former US 400m hurdles champion in 2007 and 2008.
She had a standout collegiate career at the University of South Carolina, as SEC champion 3 years in a row and a 15 time all American.
She finished fourth at the 2002 World Junior Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final.[1] In addition she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. She qualified for the 2008 US Olympic team by winning the final of the 400 m hurdles at the 2008 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.[2]
Her personal best time for the 400 m hurdles is 53.28 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Indianapolis.
Williams returned to form in 2012 running 55.01 her fastest time in 3 years in a meeting in Turkey.
References
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[edit]- Tiffany Williams at World Athletics
- Profile at USA Track & Field
- (http://www.tiffanymwilliams.com/) Official Website
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American female hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Track and field athletes from Miami
- African-American track and field athletes
- South Carolina Gamecocks women's track and field athletes
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 20th-century African-American women
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- American hurdler stubs