Sada Williams

Sada Williams (SHAH-day;[3] born 1 December 1997)[4] is a Barbadian sprinter competing primarily in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first Barbadian woman ever to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships.[2] Williams took a gold in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Sada Williams
Williams at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997
Saint Philip, Barbados
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryBarbados
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
ClubMVP Track Club (2018–)
Coached byStephen Francis (2018–)[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Barbados
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Eugene400 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest400 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham400 m
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Freeport400 m

She represented her country at the 2017 World Athletics Championships without reaching the semifinals.

Williams competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5]

She had a breakthrough 2022 season, finishing third in the 400 m at the World Championships Eugene 2022 in July. She improved her own national record to 49.75 seconds, coming home only behind Shaunae Miller-Uibo (49.11 s) and Marileidy Paulino who ran a time of 49.60 s.[6] About two weeks later at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Williams won the title in a Games record time of 49.90 seconds.[7] She continued her fine season in August by claiming silver behind only Miller-Uibo (49.40 s) at the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas, with a time of 49.86 seconds.[4]

International competitions
Representing  Barbados
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 CARIFTA Games (U18) Fort-de-France, Martinique 2nd 200 m 23.43
1st 400 m 53.39
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:41.90
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 23rd (sf) 200 m 24.37
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 8th 400 m 54.93
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.721
Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 200 m 23.49
2nd 400 m 52.75
2016 CARIFTA Games (U20) St. George's, Grenada 1st 200 m 22.72 (w)
1st 400 m 52.07
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd (sf) 200 m 23.352
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (h) 200 m 23.55
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 6th 400 m 52.25
World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th (sf) 400 m 51.31
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9th (sf) 400 m 50.11
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th (h) 400 m 52.65
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 3rd 400 m 49.75 NR
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 1st 400 m 49.90 GR
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 2nd 400 m 49.86
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 m 49.60

1Disqualified in the final
2Did not finish in the final

Personal bests

References
  1. "2015 Pan Am Games bio". Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
  2. Dennehy, Cathal (2022-09-27). "After breakthrough season, Barbadian sprinter Williams is blazing a trail". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. "Sada Williams of Barbados 400m World Championship Bronze in 49.75, now Commonwealth Games Champion". YouTube. 2022-07-23. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. "Sada WILLIAMS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  5. "Athletics WILLIAMS Sada". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  6. "Miller-Uibo claims elusive World champs gold - shock bronze for Barbados' Sada Williams". SportsMax.tv. 2022-07-22. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  7. Detailed Results - Women's 400m, 9 August 2022


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