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Full name | Bernard Rollen Williams III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Baltimore, Maryland | January 19, 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100 meters, 200 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mike Holloway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 100m: 9.94 (2001) 200m: 20.01 (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bernard Rollen Williams III (/bərˈnɑːrd/ bər-NARD; born January 19, 1978) is an American track and field athlete and winner of a gold medal in 4×100-meters relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bernard Williams won the 100 meters at the 1999 Pan-American Games.
Williams accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team. He graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2008.
In 2000, Williams won the NCAA Championships in the 100 meters as a Florida Gator sprinter and ran the second leg on the gold medal-winning American 4x100-meters relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
At the 2001 World Championships, Williams finished third but was given the Silver medal for the 100 meters when (Tim Montgomery) was discovered to have used steroids. Williams also ran the second leg on the American 4x100-meters relay team, which won the gold medal. The team's gold medals were withdrawn when Tim Montgomery was discovered to have used steroids.
In 2003, Williams won the US National Championships in 100 meters and was fifth in 100 meters at the 2003 World Championships. He was also a member of gold medal-winning American relay team. He tested positive for cannabis and received a warning from the USADA in August 2004, but was still able to compete in the Olympics in accordance with IAAF rules.[2]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Williams won the silver medal in 200 meters, edging compatriot and 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin in the final few meters. Thus, Americans won all three top places, since Shawn Crawford won the gold.
Bernard works as a Sports Performance Coach in the Maryland, Washington D.C, and Virginia area. He also works as a standup comedian whenever hired. [citation needed] He was noted for his comedy antics during the 2000 Olympics, including using the people's eyebrow. Also, known for his pre race antics and poses playing to any crowd which has inspired recent Olympic champions such as Usain Bolt.
He is currently the sprinting coach for Oak Hall School's track and field team.[citation needed]
Personal bests
Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
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55 meters | 6.20 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | February 6, 2000 |
60 meters | 6.56 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | February 12, 1999 |
100 meters | 9.94 | Edmonton, Canada | August 5, 2001 |
200 meters | 20.01 | Brussels, Belgium | August 24, 2001 |
See also
- Florida Gators
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians
References
- ^ Teammate Tim Montgomery was later found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.
- ^ Williams tested positive. BBC Sport (2004-08-09). Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
External links
- 1978 births
- Living people
- African-American male track and field athletes
- American sportspeople in doping cases
- American male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Doping cases in athletics
- Florida Gators men's track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field
- Sportspeople from Baltimore
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)