Kendell Williams
| Kendell Williams at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1995年06月14日) June 14, 1995 (age 29) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field, Track, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, pentathlon, 100 meters hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgia Bulldogs [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Petros Kyprianou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kendell Williams (born June 14, 1995) is an American track and field athlete competing in the combined events.[2] [3] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing sixth. Williams qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] She won the bronze medal at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
Williams' brother is fellow American track and field athlete Devon Williams.
NCAA
[edit ]Kendell Williams ends her senior year (2017) as a seven time NCAA Division I Champion. U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-American. Kendell won the heptathlon at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, she scored 6225 points. Kendall won the pentathlon at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, she scored 4703 points and 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships scoring 4635 points. Kendell won the pentathlon at 2015 and 2016 SEC Indoor Championships and 2014 heptathlon at SEC Outdoor Championships.[5] Kendell leaves the NCAA as the only Athlete to win the same event 4 years in a row. (The Indoor Pentathlon) Kendell still holds the National record (4703 pts) Kendell won the NCAA Div 1 Heptathlon 3 times.
While at Georgia, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2017.[6] [7]
Competition record
[edit ]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| Representing the United States | |||||
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 3rd | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.28 s |
| 11th | Heptathlon (youth) | 5101 pts | |||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 8th | Heptathlon | 5578 pts |
| 2013 | Pan American Junior Championships | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | Heptathlon | 5572 pts |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.89 s |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th | Pentathlon | 4586 pts |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 17th | Heptathlon | 6221 pts | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 12th | Heptathlon | 6220 pts |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th | Pentathlon | 4414 pts |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | Heptathlon | 6415 pts |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Heptathlon | 6508 pts |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade Serbia | 3rd | Pentathlon | 4680 pts |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | – | Heptathlon | DNF | |
Personal bests
[edit ]- 200 meters – 23.50 (+0.2 m/s, Sacramento 2017)
- 800 meters – 2:15.31 (Eugene 2016)
- 100 meters hurdles – 12.58 (+0.4 m/s, Doha 2019)
- High jump – 1.85 (Albuquerque 2012)
- Long jump – 6.71 (+1.1 m/s Des Moines 2019)
- Shot put – 13.41 (Des Moines 2019)
- Javelin Throw – 46.48 (Eugene 2017)
- Heptathlon – 6610 (Des Moines 2019)
- 800 meters – 2:15.61 (College Station 2017)
- 60 meters hurdles – 8.03 (College Station 2017)
- High jump – 1.88 (Albuquerque 2014)
- Long jump – 6.54 (Blacksburg 2015)
- Shot put – 13.55 (Birmingham 2016)
- Pentathlon – 4703 (Birmingham 2016)
References
[edit ]- ^ "College team bio". Archived from the original on 2016年10月07日. Retrieved 2016年04月10日.
- ^ "Kendell Williams". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Kendell Williams at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ "Kendell Williams Advances To Second Games As U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials Wrap Up". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2021年07月08日.
- ^ "Kendell Williams at University of Georgia". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ Editor, Zach Shugan | Assistant Sports (20 June 2017). "Kendell Williams named Honda Sport Award winner". The Red and Black. Retrieved 2020年03月26日.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Georgia's Kendell Williams Named Honda Sport Award winner for Track & Field". CWSA. 2017年06月16日. Retrieved 2020年03月26日.
External links
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Living people
- 1995 births
- American heptathletes
- American female hurdlers
- African-American track and field athletes
- Sportspeople from Marietta, Georgia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Georgia Bulldogs women's track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Track and field athletes from Georgia (U.S. state)
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year winners
- 21st-century American sportswomen