Trae Williams (sprinter)
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| Nickname | Quadzilla | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1997 South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Education | St John's Anglican College, Brisbane[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Daniel Williams[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 10.1 seconds 2018 National Athletics Championships, Gold Coast): Men's 100 m | ||||||||||||||
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Trae Williams (born 5 May 1997[2]) is an Australian track and field sprinter. Williams is the 2018 Australian men's 100-metre athletic champion, having been the runner-up and first-placed Australian in 2017. He is the fourth-fastest Australian of all time with a personal best time of 10.10 seconds achieved on 16 February 2018, after Patrick Johnson (9.93 in 2003), Matt Shirvington (10.03 in 1998), and Josh Ross (10.08 in 2007).[3][4]
Aged 16 years, Williams won the bronze medal for the 100 metres at the 2014 Nanjing Summer Youth Olympics.[2]
Educated at the St John's Anglican College, Brisbane, Williams played rugby union and rugby league as a schoolboy and considered playing for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League before focussing on a career in athletics.[2]
Away from the track Trae is a keen reader, listing Hemingway, Austen and Dickens amongst his favourite authors. He is currently working on a critical literary analysis of Chris Kyle's 'American Sniper'(sic).
References
- ^ Stannard, Damien (4 December 2014). "Olympics or NRL? Teenage prodigy Trae Williams is torn between two dreams". Courier-Mail. Brisbane. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Trae Williams (Qld)". Athlete profile. Athletics Australia. 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Salvado, John (17 February 2018). "Trae Williams: Quadzilla sprinter nails stunning 10.10sec 100m to win national title". news.com.au. AAP. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Gullen, Scott (17 February 2018). "Trae Williams clocks fourth-fastest 100m time by Australian in history". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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